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Plants
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Santalales
Santalaceae
R.Br.
Santalum
L.
Santalum
spicatum
(R.Br.) A.DC.
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.
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.