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Chondrilla juncea L.
Skeleton Weed

Reference
Sp.Pl. 2:796-797 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Slender rhizomatous, biennial or perennial, herb, to 1 m high. Fl. yellow, mainly Oct to Dec or Jan to Feb. A serious weed of cultivation.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 24 April 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Bruce Rock, Canning, Capel, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Cockburn, Coorow, Corrigin, Cunderdin, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Esperance, Goomalling, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Merredin, Moora, Narembeen, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Swan, Wanneroo, Westonia, Wongan-Ballidu, Yilgarn.