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Streptoglossa macrocephala (F.Muell.) Dunlop

Reference
J.Adelaide Bot.Gard. 3:170 (1981)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect to spreading, aromatic perennial, herb or shrub, to 0.5(-1) m high. Fl. pink-purple, Jul to Oct. Red sand. Dunes, sandplains, limestone outcrops.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 18 June 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Pilbara, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Cape Range, Chichester, Fortescue, Hamersley, Keep, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, McLarty, Pindanland, Roebourne, Rudall, Tanami Desert, Trainor, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Canning.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Karratha, Ngaanyatjarraku, Port Hedland, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.