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Owenia reticulata F.Muell.
Native Walnut

Reference
Hooker's J.Bot.Kew Gard.Misc. 9:305 (1857)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tree, 4-14 m high, bark often black and corky. Fl. white, May or Oct to Nov. Stony ridges, red sand dunes, plains.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 10 September 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Pilbara, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Chichester, Hart, Keep, Mackay, McLarty, Pindanland, Roebourne, Tanami Desert.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley, King Sound.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.