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Spergularia diandra (Guss.) Heldr.
Lesser Sand Spurry

Reference
Sched.Pl.Atticae a.1848 s.n. (1851)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Decumbent to ascending annual or perennial, herb, 0.05-0.25 m high. Fl. pink, Sep to Nov. Sandy & clayey soils. Roadsides, railway tracks, cleared land.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 16 May 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Katanning, Mardabilla, Merredin, Perth, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Coolgardie, Corrigin, Dandaragan, Dundas, Esperance, Goomalling, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kondinin, Kulin, Narrogin, Yalgoo.