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Podotheca angustifolia (Labill.) Less.
Sticky Longheads

Reference
Syn.Gen.Compos. 273 (1832)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Decumbent, ascending or erect, often viscid annual, herb, (0.01-)0.03-0.2(-0.3) m high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Dec. Sand or sandy gravelly soils over limestone, granite or laterite. Variety of coastal & inland habitats.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 23 May 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Mardabilla, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands, Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, Shark Bay, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Bruce Rock, Busselton, Carnamah, Carnarvon, Claremont, Cockburn, Collie, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cottesloe, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Denmark, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Esperance, Gingin, Goomalling, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Kalamunda, Katanning, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kojonup, Kondinin, Kulin, Kwinana, Lake Grace, Manjimup, Menzies, Merredin, Murchison, Murray, Nannup, Narrogin, Northampton, Perenjori, Perth, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Shark Bay, Swan, Tammin, Three Springs, Toodyay, Trayning, Victoria Park, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur, Westonia, Wickepin, Williams, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, Yilgarn, York.