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Conostephium preissii Sond.

Reference
Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1:304 (1845)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, multistemmed shrub, 0.3-1.2 m high. Fl. white & purple/red-pink, Jan to Sep or Dec. Sandy soils over laterite, quartzite or limestone. Sandplains, winter-wet flats.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 April 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Goldfield, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Cross, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bayswater, Bruce Rock, Canning, Carnamah, Chittering, Cockburn, Coolgardie, Coorow, Dandaragan, Dundas, Gingin, Goomalling, Gosnells, Harvey, Irwin, Kalamunda, Kent, Kondinin, Kulin, Kwinana, Lake Grace, Mandurah, Melville, Moora, Mount Marshall, Murray, Northam, Nungarin, Perth, Quairading, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Stirling, Subiaco, Swan, Three Springs, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wanneroo, Waroona, Wyalkatchem, Yilgarn, York.