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Leucopogon opponens (F.Muell.) Benth.

Reference: Fl.Austral. 4:196 (1868)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Erect slender shrub, 0.3-0.7 m high. Fl. white, Jan or Mar or May or Jul to Oct. Sand with lateritic gravel, loamy clay. Undulating sandplains.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Esperance Plains, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions: Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Recherche, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Albany, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Lake Grace, Ravensthorpe.