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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Sida sp. Pilbara (A.A. Mitchell PRP 1543)

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

Herb or shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 12-80 mm long, 5-50 mm wide, not lobed; margins crenate; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present and persistent to older leaves, 6-8 mm long. Flowering time March, May, June, July or August. Distribution Botanical Province Northern or Eremaean, IBRA Bioregion Pilbara, Carnarvon and Dampierland.

C. Hollister and K.R. Thiele, 11 August 2023

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Dampierland, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Chichester, Hamersley, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Karratha, Meekatharra, Port Hedland.