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Gomphrena celosioides Mart.
Gomphrena Weed

Reference
Beitr.Kenntn.Nat.Fam.Amarant. 93 (1825)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate or sprawling annual, herb, to 0.4 m high. Fl. white, Feb to May or Nov. Sandy or loamy soils. Roadsides.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 14 August 2007

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Geraldton Sandplains, Indian Tropical Islands, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Fitzroy Trough, Geraldton Hills, Hart, Katanning, Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Tanami Desert, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Carnarvon, Christmas Island, Derby-West Kimberley, Exmouth, Greater Geraldton, Halls Creek, Northampton, Port Hedland, Woodanilling, Wyndham-East Kimberley.