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Gomphrena leptoclada subsp. saxosa J.Palmer

Reference: Austral.Syst.Bot. 11:120 (1998)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Erect annual, herb, to 0.3 m high, bracts 5-6.5 mm long; staminal filaments united for 2/3 their length, free portion 0.4-0.5 mm long. Fl. pink/purple/white, Jan to Jul. Skeletal sandy soils, brown loam. Woodland and grassland on sandstone escarpments, rocky slopes.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Ord Victoria Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions: Keep, Purnululu.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.