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Stylidium torticarpum Lowrie & Kenneally

Reference
Nuytsia 11(2):191-193,Fig.4 (1997)
Conservation Code
Priority Three
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Caespitose perennial, herb, 0.12-0.27 m high, Leaves tufted, broadly linear, (2-) 5-13 cm long, 0.6-1.5 mm wide, apex mucronate, margin hyaline and serrulate, glabrous. Scape glandular throughout. Inflorescence paniculate. Capsule twisted. Fl. pink, Sep to Nov. Sandy clay and clay loam over laterite. Adjacent to creeklines, depressions, and beneath breakaways. Heath or mallee shrubland.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 June 2006
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Perth.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnamah, Coorow, Dandaragan, Irwin, Northampton, Three Springs.