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Cosmelia rubra R.Br.
Spindle Heath

Reference
Prodr. 553 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Slender erect shrub, 0.3-2.5 m high. Fl. red/red-pink, Jan to Dec. Sandy peaty soils. Swampy areas.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 April 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Busselton, Cranbrook, Denmark, Manjimup.