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Sowerbaea laxiflora Lindl.
Purple Tassels

Reference
Sketch Veg.Swan R. 58 (1840)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted perennial, herb, 0.15-0.45(-0.6) m high. Fl. purple, Aug to Nov. Grey or orange-brown sand, loam.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 December 2003
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Northern Kimberley, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Mitchell, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, Pilbara (nearshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Ashburton, Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bunbury, Busselton, Cambridge, Canning, Capel, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Claremont, Cockburn, Collie, Coorow, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Cunderdin, Dandaragan, Dardanup, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Dumbleyung, Fremantle, Gingin, Goomalling, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Irwin, Joondalup, Kalamunda, Kojonup, Mandurah, Manjimup, Melville, Mingenew, Moora, Mundaring, Murray, Narrogin, Northam, Northampton, Perth, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Quairading, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Subiaco, Swan, Three Springs, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur, Wickepin, Williams, Woodanilling, Wyndham-East Kimberley, York.