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Trachymene ceratocarpa (W.Fitzg.) Keighery & Rye

Reference
Nuytsia 13(1):42 (1999)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Decumbent to prostrate annual, herb, 0.02-0.1 m high, with stems up to 300 mm long. Fl. white/blue, Aug to Nov. Red or yellow soils. In sand dunes, sometimes associated with granite outcrops or salt lakes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 4 February 2000
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Central, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Perth, Shield, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Coorow, Dalwallinu, Gingin, Greater Geraldton, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Murchison, Northampton, Shark Bay, Three Springs, Wiluna, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.