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Westringia rigida R.Br.
Stiff Westringia

Reference
Prodr. 501 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Low spreading, straggly or erect, pungent shrub, (0.05-)0.15-1(-1.5) m high. Fl. white, Apr to Nov. Variety of soils, frequently in sandy soils over limestone.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 September 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Great Victoria Desert, Hampton, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Fitzgerald, Hampton, Katanning, Maralinga, Mardabilla, Merredin, Nullarbor Plain, Perth, Recherche, Shield, Southern Cross, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Eucla, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Beverley, Bruce Rock, Coolgardie, Corrigin, Cuballing, Cunderdin, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Goomalling, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Laverton, Menzies, Merredin, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Narembeen, Narrogin, Nungarin, Pingelly, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, Tammin, Toodyay, Westonia, Wickepin, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yilgarn.