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Astroloma prostratum R.Br.
Cranberry Heath

This name is not current. Find out more information on related names.

Reference
Prodr.Fl.Nov.Holland. 538 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Not Current

Usually prostrate or sometimes ascending shrub, 0.05-0.3 m high. Fl. red/pink/yellow-green, Jan to Mar or May to Aug or Oct to Nov. Sandy soils over laterite or granite, sandy clay, clay. Plains, rocky slopes, granite outcrops & hills.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 10 September 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains.
IBRA Subregions
Lesueur Sandplain.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Coorow.