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Calectasia browneana Keighery, K.W.Dixon & R.L.Barrett

Reference: Nuytsia 13(3):419-420, Fig.4 (2001)
Conservation Code: Priority Two
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Spreading, caespitose perennial, herb, 0.2-0.5 m high, to 0.4 m wide. Fl. blue-purple, Jun to Aug. White-grey sand, laterite. Adjacent to wet areas of creekline.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Geraldton Sandplains.
IBRA Subregions: Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Coorow, Greater Geraldton, Northampton, Three Springs.