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Gnaphalium polycaulon Pers.
Indian Cudweed

Reference
Syn.Pl. 2:421 (1807)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, woolly annual, herb, to 0.25 m high. Fl. yellow-brown, May to Aug. Sandy soils. Occasional along creeks, coastal areas.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 13 May 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Dampierland, Jarrah Forest, Northern Kimberley, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Mitchell, Pindanland, Southern Jarrah Forest.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Manjimup.