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Petrophile ericifolia R.Br.

Reference
Prodr. Suppl. 5 (1830)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, multi-stemmed, non-lignotuberous shrub, 0.3-1.5 m high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Nov. Grey, yellow, brown or white sand, sandy loam, gravel. Sandplains.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 September 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Beverley, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bruce Rock, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Cunderdin, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Katanning, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kojonup, Kulin, Lake Grace, Merredin, Moora, Narrogin, Northam, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Tammin, Victoria Plains, West Arthur, Wickepin, Woodanilling, York.