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Clerodendrum tomentosum (Vent.) R.Br.

Reference
Prodr. 510 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Shrub or tree, 1.2-5 m high. Fl. white, Jan to Sep. Rocky & sandy soils, limestone. Sandhills, plains & dunes, rock outcrops.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 September 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Cape Range, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, Lateritic Plain, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Rudall, Trainor.
IMCRA Regions
Canning, Eighty Mile Beach, Kimberley, Ningaloo, Pilbara (nearshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Karratha, Meekatharra, Ngaanyatjarraku, Port Hedland, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.