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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.