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Gomphrena diffusa subsp. arenicola J.Palmer

Reference: Austral.Syst.Bot. 11:113-114 (1998)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Prostrate or semi-prostrate perennial, herb, to 0.2 m high, leaves 1-3(-4) mm wide; bracts translucent throughout or opaque white at apex only. Fl. white, Mar to Sep. Beach sand, red sand or sandy loam. Sand dunes, river banks, open woodland, hummock grassland.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Great Sandy Desert.
IBRA Subregions: McLarty.
IMCRA Regions: Canning, Kimberley, King Sound.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Broome, Halls Creek.