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Calothamnus sanguineus Labill.
Silky-leaved Blood flower

Reference
Nov.Holl.Pl. 2:25-26 (1806)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect to open spreading shrub, 0.2-2 m high. Fl. red, Mar to Nov. Sandy or lateritic soils. Sandplains, limestone ridges, rocky outcrops.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 19 December 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Broomehill-Tambellup, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Cockburn, Coorow, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Cunderdin, Dandaragan, Dardanup, Donnybrook-Balingup, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Irwin, Jerramungup, Joondalup, Kalamunda, Kojonup, Kulin, Manjimup, Mingenew, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Narrogin, Northam, Northampton, Perth, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Quairading, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Stirling, Swan, Three Springs, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wandering, Wanneroo, West Arthur, Williams, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, York.