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Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC.
Wild Jack Bean

Reference
Prodr. 2:404 (1825)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate, trailing perennial, herb or climber. Fl. purple-blue-pink, Feb to Oct. Sand. Coastal beaches & sand dunes, among limestone rocks.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 28 May 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Cape Range, Chichester, Keep, Mitchell, Pindanland, Roebourne.
IMCRA Regions
Canning, Kimberley, Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Derby-West Kimberley, Exmouth, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.