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Conostephium pendulum Benth.
Pearl Flower

Reference
Endl., Fenzl, Benth. & Schott, Enum.Pl. 76 (1837)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, open, multi-stemmed shrub, 0.15-0.7(-1.5) m high. Fl. white & purple/red, Mar or May to Oct. Grey/white or yellow sand, lateritic gravelly soils. Undulating sandplains, low ridges.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 April 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Lesueur Sandplain, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Belmont, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Carnamah, Chittering, Cockburn, Collie, Coorow, Dandaragan, Dardanup, Donnybrook-Balingup, Gingin, Gosnells, Harvey, Joondalup, Kalamunda, Kwinana, Mandurah, Melville, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Perth, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Stirling, Swan, Three Springs, Victoria Park, Wanneroo, Waroona.