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Verticordia lepidophylla F.Muell.

Reference: Fragm. (Mueller) 1:228 (1859)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Erect or spreading, straggly shrub, 1-2.3 m high. Fl. cream-yellow-green, Jan or Jun or Aug to Dec. White-yellow sand, red sand over limestone. Sandplains.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Geraldton Sandplains, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions: Edel, Geraldton Hills, Merredin, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Chapman Valley, Greater Geraldton, Northampton, Shark Bay.