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Gnephosis acicularis Benth.
Zigzag Gnephosis

Reference
Fl.Austral. 3:572 (1867)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Slender, erect annual, herb. Fl. yellow, Sep to Dec. Sandy soils. Margins of salt lakes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 13 May 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Mallee, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Recherche, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnamah, Coorow, Dalwallinu, Greater Geraldton, Lake Grace, Mingenew, Morawa, Mount Marshall, Perenjori, Ravensthorpe, Westonia, Wongan-Ballidu, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.