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Stemodia kingii F.Muell.

Reference: Pl.Coll.Capric.W.Austral.King 8 (1886)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Scentless perennial, herb, 0.15-0.5(-1) m high. Fl. blue/blue-purple/white, Jan to Feb or Apr to May or Aug. Clay. Floodplains & river flats.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Carnarvon, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions: Cape Range, Chichester, Fortescue, Hamersley, Roebourne.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ashburton, Karratha, Port Hedland.