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Rotala occultiflora Koehne

Reference
Bot.Jahrb.Syst. 1:152 (1880)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect to prostrate, sometimes aquatic annual, herb, 0.03-0.2 m high. Fl. pink, Apr to Aug. Damp sand, silt or mud. Edges of billabongs & creeks, sometimes submerged.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 1 March 1996

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Central Ranges, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Fitzroy Trough, Hamersley, Keep, Mann-Musgrave Block, Mitchell, Pentecost, Purnululu.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Ngaanyatjarraku, Wyndham-East Kimberley.