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Sphaeranthus indicus L.

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 2:927 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, aromatic annual, herb, to 0.5 m high. Fl. purple-pink/white, May to Jul. Alluvium, clay. Seasonally flooded areas.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 18 June 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Tanami.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzroy Trough, McLarty, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Tanami Desert.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek.