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Alternanthera nodiflora R.Br.
Common Joyweed

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

Erect, ascending or prostrate annual, herb, 0.02-1 m high. Fl. white, Jan to Dec. Moist alluvial sand or clay.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 2 May 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Coolgardie, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Gibson Desert, Jarrah Forest, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Carnegie, Chichester, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Keep, Lateritic Plain, Northern Jarrah Forest, Pentecost, Perth, Purnululu, Roebourne, Rudall, Southern Jarrah Forest, South Kimberley Interzone, Tallering, Tanami Desert, Trainor, Warren, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Augusta Margaret River, Carnarvon, Cockburn, Collie, Coolgardie, Dardanup, Derby-West Kimberley, Donnybrook-Balingup, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Greater Geraldton, Halls Creek, Harvey, Karratha, Manjimup, Menzies, Mundaring, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Port Hedland, Sandstone, Upper Gascoyne, Victoria Plains, Waroona, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.