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Gnephosis brevifolia (A.Gray) Benth.
Short-leaved Gnephosis

Reference
Fl.Austral. 3:572-573 (1867)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Ascending annual, herb, 0.03-0.15 m high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Nov. Sand, loam, sandy clay. Margins of salt lakes, salt flats, claypans.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 13 May 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Gibson Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Pilbara, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Carnegie, Chichester, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Katanning, Lateritic Plain, Merredin, Roebourne, Southern Cross, Tallering, Trainor, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Shark Bay.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Bruce Rock, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Cue, Dundas, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Morawa, Mount Magnet, Mount Marshall, Murchison, Narrogin, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Trayning, Upper Gascoyne, Westonia, Wiluna, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.