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Basilicum polystachyon (L.) Moench

Reference
Suppl.Meth. Suppl. 143 (1802)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect annual or perennial, herb, 0.3-1.2 m high. Fl. blue-purple/white, Mar to Jul. Loam, sandy loam, clay. River & creek banks, swampy areas.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 December 1996

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.