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Frankenia confusa Summerh.

Reference
J.Linn.Soc.,Bot. 48:363-364 (1930)
Conservation Code
Priority Four
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Low, diffuse shrub, to 0.75 m high, to 0.75 wide. Fl. pink, Sep. Wet pale brown sand, brown clay, grey soil. Banks of rivers & waterholes, river floodplains.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 May 2000
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Murchison, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Eastern Murchison, Geraldton Hills, Tallering, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Greater Geraldton, Meekatharra, Murchison, Northampton, Wiluna, Yalgoo.