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Marianthus microphyllus (Turcz.) Benth.

Reference: Fl.Austral. 1:117 (1863)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Erect, spreading shrub, 0.1-0.45 m high. Fl. blue-purple, Sep to Nov. Red stony clay. Stony rises, rocky outcrops, flat plain.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Esperance Plains, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions: Fitzgerald, Recherche, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Esperance, Jerramungup, Lake Grace, Ravensthorpe.