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Senna ferraria (Symon) Randell

Reference
Fl.Australia 12:194 (1998)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect shrub, 0.6-4 m high, leaflet midribs prominent; petals c. 15 mm long, usually hairy outside; fertile stamens 10. Fl. yellow, Aug to Sep. Clay, stony skeletal soils, limestone. Arid shrublands.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 7 October 2002
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Cape Range, Chichester, Fortescue, Hamersley, McLarty, Roebourne.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Karratha, Meekatharra, Port Hedland, Upper Gascoyne.