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Lissanthe scabra Crayn & E.A.Br.

Reference: Austral.Syst.Bot. 16:613-614,Fig.10 (2003)
Conservation Code: Priority Two
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Rigid, erect, fairly densely branched shrub, to 1 m high, leaf apex aristate, upper leaf surface scabrous; flowers pedicellate above bracteoles. Fl. white, Aug. Dry, white to orange-brown clay, sandy gravel loams, granite. Breakaways, uplands.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie.
IBRA Subregions: Merredin, Southern Cross.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Coolgardie, Yilgarn.