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Hibiscus sabdariffa L.
Rosella

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 2:695 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Annual, herb, to 1.1 m high. Fl. yellow&red, May to Jul. Sand, red loam, brown-black clay. River levee, paddocks.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 June 2005

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.