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Schoenia cassiniana (Gaudich.) Steetz
Schoenia

Reference
Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1:481 (1845)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect annual, herb, 0.07-0.4(-0.7) m high. Fl. pink & yellow, Jun to Nov. Sandy, loam & clay, often stony soils.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 17 June 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Cape Range, Carnegie, Central, Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lateritic Plain, Lesueur Sandplain, Mann-Musgrave Block, Mardabilla, Merredin, Shield, Southern Cross, Tallering, Trainor, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Shark Bay.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bruce Rock, Carnarvon, Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dundas, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Greater Geraldton, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kellerberrin, Koorda, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Merredin, Mingenew, Morawa, Mount Magnet, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Tammin, Trayning, Upper Gascoyne, Victoria Plains, Westonia, Wiluna, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.