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Acanthospermum hispidum DC.
Starburr

Reference
Prodr. 5:522 (1836)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, dichotomously branched annual, herb, to 1 m high. Fl. yellow, Mar to Jun. Sandy soils. Disturbed grounds, roadsides, alluvial flats.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 18 April 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Hart, Keep, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Perth, Pindanland, Purnululu, South Kimberley Interzone.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Gosnells, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.