Spyridium microcephalum (Turcz.) Benth. (1863:434)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Cryptandra microcephala Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 31(I): 458 (1858); Spyridium denticuliferum Diels in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 35: 355 (1904)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1858 (Silcock et al., 2019:SM:19)
Rediscovered in: 1996 (taxonomic revision) (Rye, 1996; Silcock et al., 2019:SM:19)
Was listed as Extinct by (WCMC, 1992:221).
Distribution & Habitat
Western Australia, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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