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Centranthera cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr.

Reference: Trans.Amer.Philos.Soc. 24 (2):39 (1935)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Erect annual, herb, 0.1-0.4(-0.55) m high. Fl. blue-purple/pink & yellow/red, Apr to Jul. Clay, shallow soils over sandstone. Swamps, seepages, seasonally wet areas.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Central Kimberley, Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions: Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.