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Bonamia linearis (R.Br.) Hallier f.

Reference: Bot.Jahrb.Syst. 16:530 (1893)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Prostrate, trailing perennial, herb. Fl. blue/white, Jan to Jul or Oct to Nov. Sandy soils. Sandplains.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami.
IBRA Subregions: Cape Range, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Mackay, McLarty, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Tanami Desert.
IMCRA Regions: Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.