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Alternanthera nana R.Br.
Hairy Joyweed

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

Decumbent or erect herb or shrub, 0.2-0.6 m high. Fl. white, Apr to Sep. Sand, clay, alluvium. Creek beds, river plains.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 30 August 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Central Ranges, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Cape Range, Carnegie, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, Mann-Musgrave Block, McLarty, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Tanami Desert.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Ngaanyatjarraku, Port Hedland, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.