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Gomphrena affinis subsp. pilbarensis J.Palmer

Reference: Austral.Syst.Bot. 11:87 (1998)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Erect or ascending annual, herb, to 0.3(-0.6) m high, bracts less than 6.5 mm long; staminal filaments forming tube shorter than the fruit. Fl. pink-purple, Mar to Aug. Loamy sand, sandy clay, red stony sand. Woodlands on alluvial flats, shrubland, hummock grassland on sandplains.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Carnarvon, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Little Sandy Desert, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions: Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Chichester, Fortescue, Hamersley, Pindanland, Roebourne, Trainor.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ashburton, East Pilbara, Karratha, Port Hedland, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna.