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Scholtzia involucrata (Endl.) Druce
Spiked Scholtzia

Reference
Rep.Bot.Exch.Club Brit.Isles 4:645 (1917)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, spreading to decumbent shrub, 0.2-1.5 m high. Fl. pink-white, Jan to May or Aug to Sep or Nov to Dec. White/grey, yellow or red sand. Sandplains, ridges.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 1 February 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Bayswater, Beverley, Canning, Carnamah, Chittering, Cockburn, Coorow, Dandaragan, Dowerin, Gingin, Gosnells, Harvey, Kalamunda, Kwinana, Melville, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Northam, Perth, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Stirling, Swan, Three Springs, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wanneroo, Wongan-Ballidu, York.