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Corchorus sp. Yarrie (J. Bull & D. Roberts CAL 01.05)

Conservation Code: Priority One
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Scientific Description

Herb or shrub, with hairy stems. Leaves 20-35 mm long, 8-15 mm wide, not lobed; margins crenate or sinuate; hairy, with stellate hairswith scales absent, Sessile glands absent; stipules present but early deciduous (only visible on youngest leaves). Flowering time June. Distribution Botanical Province Eremaean, IBRA Bioregion Pilbara. Conservation Code Priority One (P1).

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions: Chichester, Roebourne.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): East Pilbara.