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Chamaecrista absus (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby var. absus

Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Annual, herb, 0.1-1.2 m high, leaves with 4 large leaflets, eglandular; plant sticky because of vesicle-based setae. Fl. cream-yellow, Jan to May. Sandy soils. Sandstone outcrops, riverine open scrub, creek beds, cultivated areas.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 16 October 1998

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzroy Trough, Hart, Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Tanami Desert.
IMCRA Regions
Canning, Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.