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Poranthera coerulea O.Schwarz

Reference: Repert.Spec.Nov.Regni Veg. 24:87 (1927)
Conservation Code: Priority One
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Monoecious, diffuse to compact annual, herb, to 0.8 m high. Sand with ironstone gravel or laterite red earth. Damp areas on plains, along damp creek beds.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Northern Kimberley.
IBRA Subregions: Mitchell.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Wyndham-East Kimberley.