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Santalum spicatum (R.Br.) A.DC.
Sandalwood

Reference
Prodr. 14:685 (1857)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Shrub, 1-5 m high, hemiparasitic on roots. Fl. green/red, Feb to Jun. Red sandy soils. Among rocks.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 September 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Jarrah Forest, Little Sandy Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Carnegie, Central, Chichester, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fitzgerald, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Katanning, Lateritic Plain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Nullarbor Plain, Perth, Recherche, Shield, Southern Cross, Tallering, Trainor, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Ningaloo, Shark Bay, Zuytdorp.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Bruce Rock, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Corrigin, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Dundas, East Pilbara, Esperance, Exmouth, Gnowangerup, Goomalling, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Merredin, Mingenew, Moora, Mount Magnet, Mount Marshall, Murchison, Narembeen, Narrogin, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Pingelly, Ravensthorpe, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Tammin, Toodyay, Trayning, Upper Gascoyne, Vincent, West Arthur, Wiluna, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.