- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Alien to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Annual, herb, 0.3-1 m high, spiny, with yellow latex. Fl. white-cream-yellow, Feb to Mar or Jul to Nov. Red/white/grey sand, red-brown clay loam. Creek edges, riverbanks, roadsides.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Murchison, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain.
- IBRA Subregions
- Ashburton, Cape Range, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Katanning, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Roebourne, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
- IMCRA Regions
- Central West Coast, WA South Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Albany, Ashburton, Beverley, Cambridge, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Cockburn, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Greater Geraldton, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Karratha, Meekatharra, Merredin, Nedlands, Northam, Port Hedland, Shark Bay, South Perth, Toodyay.