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Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Schult.
Kapok Bush

Reference
Roem. & Schult., Syst.Veg. 5:565 (1819)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, much-branched perennial, herb, 0.4-1.6 m high. Fl. white, Jan to Oct. Often on sandy soils. Along drainage lines.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 14 August 2007
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, Mackay, McLarty, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Rudall, Tanami Desert, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley, Ningaloo, Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Karratha, Meekatharra, Port Hedland, Shark Bay, Upper Gascoyne, Wyndham-East Kimberley.