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Hemigenia macphersonii Luehm.

Reference: Victorian Naturalist 15:20 (1898)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Erect or straggly shrub, (0.4-)0.6-3 m high. Fl. white-cream/purple, Jul to Nov. Red sandy, sandy clay, loam. Lateritic or granitic hills, creeklines, amongst rocks.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Avon Wheatbelt, Murchison, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions: Eastern Murchison, Merredin, Tallering, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Morawa, Mount Magnet, Murchison, Perenjori, Yalgoo.