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Dicrastylis exsuccosa (F.Muell.) Druce
Common in the deserts of Western Australia. There were several subspecies, but these were disestablished in the article below. They are particularly beautiful when flowering en masse along the inland roads.

  Dicrastylis exsuccosa Dicrastylis exsuccosa
  Description:Flowers Description:Flowers
  Location:27K S on Gary Highway, Western Australia Location:27K S on Gary Highway, Western Australia
   GPS coordinates: 22˚53.597S 125˚10.961E  GPS coordinates: 22˚53.597S 125˚10.961E
  Date:5 July 2014 Date:5 July 2014
  Field No.:2579 Field No.:2579
     
  Dicrastylis exsuccosa Dicrastylis exsuccosa
 
  Description:Plant in habitat Description:Flowers
  Location:27K S on Gary Highway, Western Australia Location: 210K West of Papunya, Gary Junction Rd, Northern Territory
   GPS coordinates: 22˚53.597S 125˚10.961E  GPS coordinates: 23˚13.373S 130˚01.739E
  Date:5 July 2014 Date:2 July 2014
  Field No.:2579 Field No.:2542
     
  Dicrastylis exsuccosa Dicrastylis exsuccosa
 
  Description:Flowers Description:Flowers
  Location: 173K N of Tjukurla, Sandy Blight Highway, Western Australia Location: 173K N of Tjukurla, Sandy Blight Highway, Western Australia
   GPS coordinates: 23˚40.174S 129˚20.417E  GPS coordinates: 23˚40.174S 129˚20.417E
  Date:16 August 2012 Date:16 August 2012
  Field No.:1257 Field No.:1257
     
  Dicrastylis exsuccosa Dicrastylis exsuccosa
 
  Description:Plant in habitat Description:Flowers
  Location: 173K N of Tjukurla, Sandy Blight Highway, Western Australia Location:Neale Junction, Western Australia
   GPS coordinates: 23˚40.174S 129˚20.417E  GPS coordinates: 28˚18.735S 126˚27.208E
  Date:16 August 2012 Date:13 August 2012
  Field No.:1257 Field No.:1206
     
  Dicrastylis exsuccosa Dicrastylis exsuccosa
 
  Description:Flowers Description:Plant in habitat
  Location: 57K N of Tjukurla, Sandy Blight Highway, Western Australia Location: 57K N of Tjukurla, Sandy Blight Highway, Western Australia
   GPS coordinates: 24˚04.222S 128˚38.942E  GPS coordinates: 24˚04.222S 128˚38.942E
  Date:16 August 2012 Date:16 August 2012
  Field No.:1246 Field No.:1246
     
  Dicrastylis exsuccosa Dicrastylis exsuccosa
 
  Description:Flower Description:Plant in habitat
  Location:Well 50, Canning Stock Route, Western Australia Location:Well 41, Canning Stock Route, Western Australia
   GPS coordinates:20˚11.8776S, 127°00.3726E   GPS coordinates:21˚36.9390S, 125°47.5422E
  Date:28 July 2016 Date:30 July 2016
  Field No.:5202 Field No.:5232
     
  Dicrastylis exsuccosa Dicrastylis exsuccosa
 
  Description:Flower Description:Plant in habitat
  Location:82K S of Warburton, Connie Sue Highway, Western Australia Location:82K S of Warburton, Connie Sue Highway, Western Australia
  GPS coordinates:26˚42.2810S 126˚27.4810E GPS coordinates:26˚42.2810S 126˚27.4810E
  Date:28 September 2018 Date:28 September 2018
  Field No.:6762 Field No.:6762
     
  Dicrastylis exsuccosa Dicrastylis exsuccosa
 
  Description:Plants on roadside Description:Plants on roadside
  Location:69K S of Hanns Tabletop Hill, Connie Sue Highway, Western Australia Location:69K S of Hanns Tabletop Hill, Connie Sue Highway, Western Australia
  GPS coordinates:27˚40.5260S 126˚09.5170E GPS coordinates:27˚40.5260S 126˚09.5170E
  Date:28 September 2018 Date:28 September 2018
  Field No.:6773A Field No.:6773A
     
     


References (accessed 10 December 2018):

Munir, A.A. (1978), Taxonomic revision of Chloanthaceae trib. Physopsidae. Brunonia 1(4):407-692 

Rye, B.L. & Trudgen, M.E. (1998), A taxonomic revision of Dicrastylis sect. Dicrastylis (Lamiaceae subfamily Chloanthoideae). Nuytsia 12(2):284-329


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