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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Xanthosia fruticulosa Benth.

Reference
Fl.Austral. 3:361-362 (1867)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Shrub (subshrub), (0.05-)0.1-0.2(-0.7) m high, leaves ternately compound; umbels simple; peduncles reflexed; stamens c. same length as perianth. Fl. green, Mar or Jun or Sep to Nov. Gravelly soils, peaty sand.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 12 November 1998

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Northern Jarrah Forest.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Coorow, Dandaragan, Gingin, Moora, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Victoria Plains, Wandering.