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Newcastelia hexarrhena F.Muell.
Lambs' Tails

Reference
Fragm. (Mueller) 10:16 (1876)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, spreading shrub, 0.3-1(-1.5) m high. Fl. blue/purple & white, Jun to Nov. Red or yellow sandy soils.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 5 December 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Ranges, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Carnegie, Central, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fortescue, Hamersley, Lateritic Plain, Mann-Musgrave Block, Shield, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
East Pilbara, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Ngaanyatjarraku, Sandstone, Wiluna, Yalgoo.