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Melochia pyramidata L.

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 2:674 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Sprawling to erect annual or perennial, herb or shrub, 0.3-1.5 m high. Fl. white/pink/blue-purple, Mar to Oct. Alluvium, sand, black clay. Along rivers & creeks.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 13 August 2007
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.