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Amaranthus mitchellii Benth.
Boggabri Weed

Reference
Fl.Austral. 5:214-215 (1870)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect annual, herb, 0.15-0.5 m high. Fl. May. Sandy & gravelly soils.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 2 May 1996

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fortescue, Hamersley, Keep, Lateritic Plain, Mann-Musgrave Block, Rudall, Trainor, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Pilbara (nearshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Carnarvon, East Pilbara, Karratha, Laverton, Meekatharra, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Port Hedland, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.