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Senecio hamersleyensis I.Thomps.

Reference
Muelleria 21:72, Figs 16g, 22 (2005)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect perennial, herb, to 1.5 m high. Fl. yellow, Jun or Aug. Skeletal red stony soil over ironstone, red sand over limestone, sandy alluvial soils, calcrete. In gorges on scree slopes, summits and cliffs, amongst boulder rockpiles, on banks of permanent pools.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 31 January 2006

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Gascoyne, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Cape Range, Fortescue, Hamersley.
IMCRA Regions
Ningaloo, Pilbara (nearshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Exmouth, Meekatharra.