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Euphorbia myrtoides Boiss.

Reference
A.DC., Prodr. 15(2):15 (1862)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate, sprawling or erect annual, herb, 0.05-0.4 m high. Fl. Apr to Jul. White or red sand. Coastal areas, red sand dunes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 30 August 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Murchison, Northern Kimberley, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Cape Range, Chichester, Hamersley, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, McLarty, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland, Roebourne, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Canning, Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore), Zuytdorp.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Karratha, Meekatharra, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Port Hedland, Upper Gascoyne, Wyndham-East Kimberley.