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Ruschia macowanii (L.Bolus) Schwantes
Loose-flowered Pigface

Reference
Natl.Cact.Succ.J. 4:58 (1949)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Spreading, succulent, prostrate herb, to 0.01 m high. Fl. pink-white, Sep. Sandy laterite clay over granite. On steep slopes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 7 October 2007

Distribution

IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany.