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Pogostemon stellatus (Lour.) Kuntze

Reference
Revis.Gen.Pl. 2:529 (1891)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Aquatic or semi-aquatic herb, 0.3-0.6 m high. Fl. pink/pink-purple, May to Oct. Wet muddy soils, sandy clay, sand. River beds, often in fast-flowing water, billabongs, swamps.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 18 December 1996
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Northern Kimberley.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Mitchell, Pentecost.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.