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Threlkeldia diffusa R.Br.
Coast Bonefruit

Reference
Prodr. 410 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Much-branched, prostrate to erect perennial, herb, 0.1-0.4(-1) m high. Fl. green, Oct to Nov. White/grey sand over limestone, clay. Coastal areas, saline flats.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 23 October 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Dampierland, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Sandy Desert, Hampton, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Chichester, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Hampton, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Mardabilla, McLarty, Merredin, Perth, Pindanland, Recherche, Roebourne, Warren, Western Mallee, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands, Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore), Shark Bay, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Ashburton, Augusta Margaret River, Brookton, Broome, Busselton, Capel, Carnarvon, Claremont, Cockburn, Coorow, Dandaragan, Denmark, Dundas, East Pilbara, Esperance, Exmouth, Gingin, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Jerramungup, Joondalup, Karratha, Kent, Kulin, Lake Grace, Leonora, Mandurah, Melville, Moora, Northampton, Plantagenet, Port Hedland, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, Shark Bay, Tammin, Wickepin.