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Corchorus olitorius L.
Jute

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 1:529 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Upright, robust perennial or annual, herb, to 1.5 m high. Fl. yellow, Mar to May. Black or yellow cracking clay, peaty loam, limestone. Valleys & ridges, creek edges, disturbed pindan plain, along drainage channels.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 June 2005
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Dampierland, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Pindanland.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.