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Amyema sanguinea var. pulchra (Ewart) Barlow

Reference: Austral.J.Bot. 14:477 (1966)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Aerial shrub, hemiparasitic on Eucalyptus stems, leaf lamina up to 10 cm long & 6 cm wide. Fl. pink-red/orange-red, Aug or Oct or Dec. Red sand over sandstone, ironestone soils. Hillslopes and saddles, gorges.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Dampierland, Little Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions: Berkeley, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Mitchell, Pindanland, Purnululu, Trainor.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ashburton, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Meekatharra, Port Hedland, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.