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Gomphrena brachystylis subsp. pindanensis J.Palmer

Reference: Austral.Syst.Bot. 11:100-101 (1998)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Sprawling, prostrate annual, herb, to 0.3 m high, leaves 16-40(-50) mm long, 1-3(-5) mm wide; stems reddish, slightly hairy. Fl. white-pink-red, Mar to Sep. Red sand, sandy clay. Plains or sandy rises, pindan understorey, sometimes rocky areas.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Ord Victoria Plain.
IBRA Subregions: Fitzroy Trough, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, South Kimberley Interzone.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Broome, Derby-West Kimberley.