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Astartea affinis (Endl.) Rye
West-coast Astartea

Reference
Nuytsia 16(1):150 (2006)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Slender, erect, open shrub, to 3(-4) m high. Fl. white/purple/violet, Nov to Dec or Jan. Yellow-brown to black sandy clay, grey peaty sand over clay, mud over clay. Slightly undulating areas, seasonal wetlands, flats, creeklines, claypans, roadsides.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 August 2003
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Belmont, Bunbury, Busselton, Canning, Dardanup, Gingin, Gosnells, Harvey, Kalamunda, Kwinana, Mandurah, Mundaring, Murray, Perth, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Wandering, Waroona, West Arthur, York.