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Darwinia purpurea (Endl.) Benth.
Rose Darwinia

Reference
J.Linn.Soc.,Bot. 9:180 (1865)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Spreading shrub, 0.1-0.5(-0.7) m high. Fl. red-purple, Jul to Dec. Red or yellow sand, laterite. Undulating plains, granite outcrops.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 December 1995
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Perth, Southern Cross, Tallering.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnamah, Coorow, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Koorda, Moora, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Perenjori, Perth, Tammin, Trayning, Westonia, Wongan-Ballidu, Yalgoo.