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Monotaxis grandiflora Endl.
Diamond of the Desert

Reference
Endl., Fenzl, Benth. & Schott, Enum.Pl. 19-20 (1837)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Densely tufted, compact shrub, 0.07-0.15 m high. Fl. white-yellow-pink, Apr or Sep to Oct or Dec. Sand, gravel, over clay,. Sandplains, undulating country.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 4 April 2001
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Goldfield, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Warren, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Brookton, Cambridge, Canning, Carnamah, Collie, Coolgardie, Coorow, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Denmark, Esperance, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Gosnells, Irwin, Jerramungup, Kalamunda, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Melville, Merredin, Moora, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Narembeen, Northam, Perth, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Tammin, Three Springs, Wagin, Wandering, Wanneroo, West Arthur, Westonia, Williams, Wongan-Ballidu, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.