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Maireana scleroptera (J.M.Black) Paul G.Wilson

Reference: Nuytsia 2:21-22 (1975)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Prostrate to erect perennial, herb, 0.1-0.3 m high, with a woody base. Loam. Plains, claypans.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Central Ranges, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert.
IBRA Subregions: Ashburton, Central, Lateritic Plain, Mann-Musgrave Block.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Laverton, Meekatharra, Ngaanyatjarraku.