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Achyranthes aspera L.
Chaff Flower

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 1:204 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect perennial, herb, 0.3-1(-2) m high. Fl. cream-green-pink, Mar to Aug. Sandy soils, alluvium. Along rivers & creeks.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 2 May 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Indian Tropical Islands, Little Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Cape Range, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Rudall, South Kimberley Interzone, Trainor.
IMCRA Regions
Canning, Kimberley, Ningaloo.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.