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Pilbara trudgenii Lander

Reference
Nuytsia 23:118-121, Figs 1-2 (2013)
Conservation Code
Priority Three
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Gnarled, aromatic shrub, to 1 m high. Fl. Sep. Skeletal, red stony soil over ironstone. Hill summits, steep slopes, screes, cliff faces.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 28 August 2003

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Hamersley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, East Pilbara.

Nuytsia Journal Articles

Pilbara, a new genus of Asteraceae (tribe Astereae) from Western Australia

LANDER, N.S., Nuytsia 23: 117–123 (2013)

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A new monotypic composite genus endemic to the Hamersley Range of Western Australia is described and the new species Pilbara trudgenii Lander is illustrated and mapped. Its affinities within the tribe Astereae Cass. are discussed. The new species is an obligate lithophyte.