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Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC.
Red Tassel Flower

Reference
Wight, Contr.Bot.India 24 (1834)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect or sometimes straggling annual, herb, 0.15-0.4 m high. Fl. blue-purple-pink, Apr to Jun. Weed of disturbed ground.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 12 May 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Indian Tropical Islands, Northern Kimberley, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Hamersley, Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Cocos Islands, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Wyndham-East Kimberley.