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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.

Astartea glomerulosa Schauer
Early Astartea

Reference
Lehmann, Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1:115 (1844)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Compact shrub, to 1 m high. Fl. white/pink, Apr or Oct or Dec. Grey-white sand, sandy loam, rocky loam, gravel, spongelite. Slopes, river embankment, disturbed sites.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 10 December 2002

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Katanning, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Cranbrook, Denmark, Jerramungup, Manjimup, Plantagenet, West Arthur.