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Capparis sepiaria L.

Reference
Syst.Nat. Ed.10,1071 (1759)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Scrambling shrub or climber, 0.5-5(-10) m high. Fl. white-cream, Mar or Jun to Jul or Oct to Nov. Lateritic ridges, basalt boulders, sandstone screes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 16 April 1996

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Mitchell, Pindanland.
IMCRA Regions
Cambridge-Bonaparte, Kimberley, King Sound.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.