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Calocephalus francisii (F.Muell.) Benth.
Fine-leaf Beauty-heads

Reference
Fl.Austral. 3:576 (1867)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Annual, herb, 0.04-0.1 m high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Oct. Red, white or grey sand, sandy clay. Sandstone outcrops, sand ridges, halophytic flats.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 23 April 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Gibson Desert, Murchison, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Cape Range, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Lateritic Plain, Merredin, Southern Cross, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Zuytdorp.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Cue, Greater Geraldton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northampton, Perenjori, Shark Bay, Upper Gascoyne.