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Maireana pentagona (R.H.Anderson) Paul G.Wilson
Hairy Bluebush

Reference
Nuytsia 2:27 (1975)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate to decumbent perennial, herb, with a woody base & a long fleshy taproot. Rocky loam over limestone.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 17 October 1995

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Coolgardie.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Shark Bay.