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Euphorbia hirta L.
Asthma Plant

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 1:454 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect or decumbent, much-branched annual, herb, 0.1-0.8 m high. Fl. yellow-green-white, Jan to Oct. Alluvial soils. Often along watercourses.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 13 August 2007
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Indian Tropical Islands, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Fitzroy Trough, Hamersley, Keep, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Tanami Desert, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Canning, Kimberley, Pilbara (nearshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.