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Curry flower
Lysinema ciliatum

Found only in the south-west, the unusual white flowers have a distinctive curry aroma. A heath-like shrub, it has a symbiosis with a fungus that abides in its roots and assists with nutrient uptake from the poor soils in which it grows. It grows to a metre high.
FLOWERS: July to October.
DISTRIBUTION: Widespread in heath country from Kalbarri to the south coast.

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Information from Common Wildflowers of the South-West Forests by Andrew Brown, Greg Keighery and Carolyn Thomson. Published by the Department of Conservation and Land Management.