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Byblis rorida Lowrie & Conran

Reference
Nuytsia 12(1):70-73, Fig.5 (1998)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect or leaning annual, herb, 0.06-0.3 m high, anthers longer than the filaments, sepals bearing glandular setae 0.7-1.5 mm long. Fl. purple, Jan to May. Red or yellow sand, clayey sand, lateritic or rocky soil. Creek banks, sandstone outcrops, woodland.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 3 September 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Mackay, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Rudall, South Kimberley Interzone.
IMCRA Regions
Canning, Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.