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Rinzia fumana Schauer
Polished Rinzia

Reference
Linnaea 17:239 (1843)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate or sprawling shrub, 0.1-0.25 m high, to 0.6 m wide. Fl. pink/white, Jul to Oct. Lateritic soils (sandy clay, clay loam).

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 12 December 1995

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Katanning, Northern Jarrah Forest, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Boyup Brook, Broomehill-Tambellup, Collie, Cranbrook, Dumbleyung, Gnowangerup, Kojonup, Kulin, Narrogin, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Wagin, Wandering, West Arthur, Williams, Woodanilling.