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Dampiera incana R.Br.
Hoary Dampiera

Reference
Prodr. 588 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Perennial, herb or shrub, 0.15-0.6 m high. Fl. blue, Feb or Apr to Sep or Dec. Red to white sand, gravel, limestone, sandstone. Sand dunes, flats, plains, roadsides.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 September 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Geraldton Sandplains, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Tallering, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Ningaloo, Shark Bay, Zuytdorp.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnamah, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Dalwallinu, Exmouth, Greater Geraldton, Morawa, Northampton, Perenjori, Shark Bay, Upper Gascoyne, Yalgoo.