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Abutilon fraseri (Hook.) Walp.
Lantern Bush

Reference
Ann.Bot.Syst. 2:158 (1851)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Shrub, 0.2-1.5(-2) m high. Fl. yellow, Feb or May or Jul to Oct. Pebbly or clay loam, ironstone. Creeklines, drainage sumps.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 10 September 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Carnegie, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fortescue, Hamersley, Mann-Musgrave Block, Roebourne, Rudall, Southern Cross, Trainor, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Karratha, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Mount Marshall, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Port Hedland, Sandstone, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna.