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Calectasia pignattiana K.W.Dixon & R.L.Barrett

Reference
Nuytsia 13(3):444-446, Fig.15 (2001)
Conservation Code
Threatened
A taxon name retains its ‘Threatened’ status until a new name has been officially endorsed and appears in the Gazettal Notice.
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, prickly herb, to 0.5 m high. Fl. blue-purple, Aug to Oct. Sand to sandy clay over granite or laterite, gravel. Plains and gentle slopes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 14 December 2000
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Katanning, Merredin, Southern Cross, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Kent, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Narrogin, Quairading, Wagin, West Arthur, Wickepin.