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Platysace xerophila (E.Pritz.) L.A.S.Johnson

Reference
Contr.New South Wales Natl.Herb. 3:101 (1962)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate, ascending or erect perennial, herb, 0.1-0.3 m high. Fl. white-cream, Oct to Dec or Jan to Feb. White or grey sand over laterite. Sandplains, ridges.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 August 2007

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnamah, Coorow, Dandaragan, Moora, Northampton, Three Springs, Victoria Plains.