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Astartea astarteoides (Benth.) Rye

Reference: Nuytsia 16(1):153-154 (2006)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Loose, widely spreading shrub, to 1.5 m high. Fl. pink, Oct to Nov. Sand, pebbly loam, black sandy clay over granite, laterite. Swampy depressions, wet depressions at the roads' edge.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest.
IBRA Subregions: Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest.
IMCRA Regions: WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Albany, Esperance.