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Tecticornia bibenda K.A.Sheph. & S.J.van Leeuwen

Reference
Nuytsia 16(2):388-390, Fig. 4 (2007)
Conservation Code
Priority One
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect or spreading shrub, 0.5-1.2 m high. Fl. Aug to Oct. Red-brown saline sand with some clay over calcrete and gypsum. Near the edges of gypsiferous playas and salt lakes on flat to gently undulating terrain.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 12 March 2008
Image

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Gibson Desert, Little Sandy Desert.
IBRA Subregions
Lateritic Plain, Trainor.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ngaanyatjarraku, Wiluna.