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Opercularia liberiflora F.Muell.

Reference: Fragm. (Mueller) 4:92 (1864)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Prostrate perennial, herb, 0.02-0.07 m high, to 0.2 m wide. Fl. green-white, Oct to Nov. White sand, sandy clay, sandy loam. Winter-wet swamps, low hills.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Esperance Plains, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions: Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Cranbrook, Dumbleyung, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Kondinin, Ravensthorpe.