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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Trachymene coerulea Graham subsp. coerulea
Blue Lace Flower

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

Erect annual, herb, 0.2-1.2 m high. Fl. blue/white, Oct to Dec or Jan. Deep sand, sandy or clayey soils. On limestone or dunes, often associated with granite.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 February 2000
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Busselton, Cambridge, Capel, Cockburn, Cottesloe, Dandaragan, Fremantle, Gingin, Melville, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Stirling, Swan, Wanneroo, Waroona.