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Xanthosia rotundifolia DC.
Southern Cross

Reference
Coll.Mém. 5:31 (1829)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Shrub, 0.35-0.8 m high. Fl. white/cream, Jan to Feb or Apr to May or Jul to Dec. Sand, sandy loam, clayey sand, granite, laterite. Rocky sites, swamps, drainage lines, slopes, outcrops.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 4 April 2001
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Cranbrook, Denmark, Gnowangerup, Manjimup, Plantagenet.