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Alternanthera denticulata R.Br.
Lesser Joyweed

Reference
Prodr.Fl.Nov.Holland. 417 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Usually prostrate herb. Fl. white, Apr to Aug. Sand or clay. Creek & river banks, swamps.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 30 August 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Jarrah Forest, Little Sandy Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Victoria Bonaparte, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Carnegie, Central, Chichester, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Katanning, Keep, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, Mardabilla, Merredin, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Northern Jarrah Forest, Pentecost, Perth, Purnululu, Roebourne, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Trainor, Warren, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Busselton, Canning, Carnarvon, Collie, Coolgardie, Derby-West Kimberley, Donnybrook-Balingup, East Pilbara, Esperance, Gosnells, Halls Creek, Harvey, Kalamunda, Karratha, Laverton, Manjimup, Meekatharra, Melville, Mingenew, Moora, Morawa, Mount Magnet, Mundaring, Murchison, Nannup, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northampton, Port Hedland, Upper Gascoyne, Waroona, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley, Yalgoo.