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Platysace effusa (Turcz.) C.Norman

Reference
J.Bot. 77:210 (1939)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous, perennial, herb or shrub, 0.1-0.75 m high. Fl. white, Feb to Dec. Gravelly loam, sandy clay, white/yellow sand. Sandplains, low dunes, hillslopes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 February 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Recherche, Shield, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bruce Rock, Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Esperance, Greater Geraldton, Jerramungup, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Menzies, Merredin, Mingenew, Morawa, Mount Marshall, Northampton, Perenjori, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Tammin, Three Springs, Wickepin, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.