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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Gilruthia osbornei Ewart & Jean White

Reference
Proc.Roy.Soc.Victoria 22:14 (1909)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Decumbent annual, herb. Fl. yellow, Aug to Nov. Red sandy & loamy soils.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 13 May 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Murchison, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Murchison, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Cue, Dalwallinu, Greater Geraldton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Moora, Morawa, Mount Magnet, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Murchison, Northampton, Perenjori, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Trayning, Westonia, Wiluna, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.