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Peplidium maritimum (L.f.) Wettst.

Reference: Engler & Prantl, Nat.Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV(3b):78 (1891)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Prostrate terrestrial or floating aquatic annual, herb. Fl. white/pink-purple, Mar to Jun. Salt marshes, tidal mud flats.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Dampierland, Murchison, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions: Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fortescue, Hamersley, Keep, Pindanland.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ashburton, Broome, East Pilbara, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.