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Phymatocarpus porphyrocephalus F.Muell.

Reference
Fragm. (Mueller) 3:121 (1862)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect to spreading shrub, 0.3-2 m high. Fl. pink-purple, Aug to Dec or Jan. Orange/yellow or white sand, often over sandstone or limestone. Coastal gorges, sandplains.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 1 February 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Geraldton Sandplains, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Edel, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnamah, Coorow, Greater Geraldton, Mingenew, Northampton, Shark Bay.