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Cyanostegia angustifolia Turcz.
Tinsel-flower

Reference
Bull.Soc.Imp.Naturalistes Moscou 22 (2):36 (1849)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Viscid shrub, (0.3-)0.5-2 m high. Fl. blue-purple, Jul to Nov. Sand, gravel, laterite.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 3 December 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Perth, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bruce Rock, Chittering, Coolgardie, Coorow, Cue, Cunderdin, Dalwallinu, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Esperance, Greater Geraldton, Kellerberrin, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Leonora, Merredin, Moora, Morawa, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Narembeen, Perenjori, Quairading, Tammin, Trayning, Westonia, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.