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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Halgania cyanea Lindl.
Rough Halgania

Reference
Sketch Veg.Swan R. 40 (1840)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Shrub, 0.1-1 m high. Fl. blue, Jan to Dec. Sand, sandy loam. Sandplains, sand dunes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 3 September 1999
Image

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Jarrah Forest, Little Sandy Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Pilbara, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Cape Range, Carnegie, Central, Chichester, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, Maralinga, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Nullarbor Plain, Recherche, Shield, Southern Cross, Tallering, Trainor, Warren, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Ashburton, Beverley, Boddington, Brookton, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cue, Cunderdin, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Dundas, East Pilbara, Esperance, Exmouth, Jerramungup, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kondinin, Kulin, Laverton, Leonora, Manjimup, Meekatharra, Menzies, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Murchison, Narrogin, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northampton, Perenjori, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Tammin, Toodyay, Westonia, Wickepin, Wiluna, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.