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Frankenia glomerata Turcz.
Cluster Head Frankenia

Reference
Bull.Soc.Imp.Naturalistes Moscou 27 (2):363 (1854)
Conservation Code
Priority Four
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate shrub. Fl. pink-white, Nov. White sand.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 14 April 1996

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Carnegie, Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Shield, Trainor, Western Mallee, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bruce Rock, Carnamah, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Coorow, Cunderdin, Dundas, Esperance, Goomalling, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kellerberrin, Kondinin, Koorda, Lake Grace, Laverton, Menzies, Northam, Northampton, Quairading, Tammin, Three Springs, Wiluna, Wongan-Ballidu.