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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Boerhavia dominii Meikle & Hewson

Reference
Fl.Austral. 4:318 (1984)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate or decumbent perennial, herb, 0.1-1 m high, to 1 m wide. Fl. pink, Feb to Oct. Sand, loam, sandstone. Coastal or riverine areas.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 23 October 1995

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Indian Tropical Islands, Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland.
IMCRA Regions
Canning, Kimberley, North West Shelf.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.