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Gunniopsis quadrifida (F.Muell.) Pax
Sturts Pigface

Reference
Engler & Prantl, Nat.Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III(1b):44 (1894)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Compact, rounded shrub, 0.2-1 m high. Fl. white, Jan or May or Aug to Dec. Loam, sand, clay loam. Saline flats, salt lakes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 24 October 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Sandy Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Carnegie, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Geraldton Hills, Merredin, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Coolgardie, Coorow, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Dundas, Esperance, Greater Geraldton, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Koorda, Laverton, Leonora, Menzies, Mingenew, Morawa, Mount Marshall, Murchison, Perenjori, Sandstone, Three Springs, Westonia, Wiluna, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.