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Frankenia cinerea A.DC.

Reference
Linnaea 25:575 (1853)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Shrub, 0.1-0.3(-0.45) m high. Fl. white & pink, Aug to Oct. White/grey sand, laterite, clay. Salt lakes & pans, breakaways.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 14 April 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Pilbara, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Carlisle, Carnegie, Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Katanning, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, Merredin, Southern Cross, Tallering, Trainor, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Bruce Rock, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dundas, East Pilbara, Esperance, Greater Geraldton, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Katanning, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kondinin, Lake Grace, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Mount Magnet, Mount Marshall, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Nungarin, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Wagin, Westonia, Wiluna, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.