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Neobassia astrocarpa (F.Muell.) A.J.Scott

Reference
Feddes Repert. 89:118 (1978)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Spreading to semi-prostrate shrub, 0.2-0.4 m high. Fl. green-white/yellow, Feb or Apr or Jun. Sand to sandy loam, limestone. Tidal mud flats, salt lakes, salt marshes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 18 October 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Pilbara, Tanami, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Cape Range, Chichester, Edel, Fitzroy Trough, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, McLarty, Pindanland, Roebourne, Rudall, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Canning, Kimberley, Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore), Shark Bay.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Karratha, Meekatharra, Ngaanyatjarraku, Port Hedland, Shark Bay, Wyndham-East Kimberley.