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Hemiandra gardneri O.H.Sarg.
Red Snakebush

Reference
J.Bot. 65:175 (1927)
Conservation Code
Threatened
A taxon name retains its ‘Threatened’ status until a new name has been officially endorsed and appears in the Gazettal Notice.
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Prostrate, pungent shrub, 0.1-0.2 m high, to 1 m wide. Fl. red/pink-red, Aug to Oct. Grey or yellow sand, clayey sand. Sandplains.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 December 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains.
IBRA Subregions
Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Coorow, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Moora.