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Spermacoce hillii (Chippend.) Govaerts

Reference: World Checkl.Seed Pl. 2:16 (1996)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Spreading annual, herb, to 0.15 m high. Fl. white, Aug. Sand. Road verge of sandplain in hummock grassland.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami.
IBRA Subregions: Fitzroy Trough, Mackay, McLarty, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, South Kimberley Interzone, Tanami Desert.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.