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Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet
Lablab Bean

Reference
Hort.Brit. [Sweet] 481 (1827)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Short-lived annual or perennial, herb or climber, to 2 m high, to 6 m wide. Fl. white-pink-purple, Mar or Jun to Aug. Sand, clayey loam, limestone. Coastal areas, plains, paddocks, disturbed grounds.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 17 August 2007

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Geraldton Sandplains, Indian Tropical Islands, Jarrah Forest, Little Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Swan Coastal Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills, Hart, Keep, Mitchell, Perth, Pindanland, Southern Jarrah Forest, Trainor, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Broome, Carnarvon, Christmas Island, Coorow, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Greater Geraldton, Halls Creek, South Perth, Swan, Wyndham-East Kimberley.