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Tribulus suberosus R.M.Barker

Reference
Nuytsia 12(1):15 (1998)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, spreading shrub, 0.2-1.5 m high, stems corky; fruits densely pubescent between the wings; styles 2-4 mm long. Fl. yellow, Apr to Oct. Skeletal rocky soils, red sand, loam. Rocky hills & outcrops, flats, creeklines.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 March 1998
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Carnegie, Central, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fortescue, Hamersley, Lateritic Plain, Roebourne, Rudall, Trainor, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Ningaloo.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Carnarvon, Cue, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Karratha, Laverton, Meekatharra, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Port Hedland, Shark Bay, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna.