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Sida sp. Watarrka (D.E. Albrecht 8672)

Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Scientific Description

Herb or shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 7-14 mm long, 7-14 mm wide, not lobed; margins sinuate; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present and persistent to older leaves. Distribution Botanical Province Eremaean, IBRA Bioregion Little Sandy Desert.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert.
IBRA Subregions: Trainor.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): East Pilbara.