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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Batis argillicola P.Royen

Reference
Nova Guinea 7:194 (1956)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Monoecious shrub, 0.2-0.7 m high. Fl. Jul to Nov. On tidal flats behind the mangroves.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 July 1995

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Pindanland.
IMCRA Regions
Cambridge-Bonaparte, Canning, Kimberley, King Sound.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.