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Streptoglossa adscendens (Benth.) Dunlop

Reference
J.Adelaide Bot.Gard. 3:177 (1981)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect or ascending, densely branched annual, herb, 0.1-0.4 m high. Fl. pink-purple, Apr to Nov. Clay, rocky soils. Edges of salt lakes, clay depressions, granite hills.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 18 June 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fortescue, Hamersley, Roebourne, Rudall, South Kimberley Interzone, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Carnarvon, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Wiluna.