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Pimelea ferruginea Labill.

Reference
Nov.Holl.Pl. 1:10,Tab.5 (1805)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect dense shrub, 0.3-1.5 m high. Fl. pink, Aug to Dec or Jan to Feb. Grey or white sand. Coastal sand dunes & rocky headlands (limestone & granite).

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 28 February 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Lesueur Sandplain, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Busselton, Carnamah, Cockburn, Coorow, Dandaragan, Denmark, Dundas, Esperance, Gingin, Irwin, Jerramungup, Joondalup, Manjimup, Nannup, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, South Perth, Wanneroo, Waroona.