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Nelsonia campestris R.Br.
A small weedy scrambling plant from damp situations in northern Australia.

	*Nelsonia campestris*	*Nelsonia campestris*

	Description:Flower - 3-4mm wide	Description:Flower and hairy leaves
	Location:14K N of Lake Argyle, Kimberleys, Western Australia	Location:14K N of Lake Argyle, Kimberleys, Western Australia
	GPS coordinates:16˚02.1606S, 128°48.9810E	GPS coordinates:16˚02.1606S, 128°48.9810E
	Date of photo:14 July 2016	Date of photo:14 July 2016
	Field No.:5031	Field No.:5031

	*Nelsonia campestris*	*Nelsonia campestris*

	Description:Plant	Description:Plant in dry creekbed
	Location:14K N of Lake Argyle, Kimberleys, Western Australia	Location:14K N of Lake Argyle, Kimberleys, Western Australia
	GPS coordinates:16˚02.1606S, 128°48.9810E	GPS coordinates:16˚02.1606S, 128°48.9810E
	Date of photo:14 July 2016	Date of photo:14 July 2016
	Field No.:5031	Field No.:5031

	*Nelsonia campestris*	*Nelsonia campestris*

	Description:Flower	Description:Flower
	Location:Windjana Gorge, Kimberleys, Western Australia	Location:Windjana Gorge, Kimberleys, Western Australia
	GPS coordinates:17˚24.4430S, 124°57.1720E	GPS coordinates:17˚24.4430S, 124°57.1720E
	Date of photo:21 June 2017	Date of photo:21 June 2017
	Field No.:6154	Field No.:6154

References (accessed 30 April 2017):

https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/7173

http://www.users.on.net/~bennnez/pages/species%20profile%20pages/nelsonia%20campestris%20page.html

Barker, R.M. (1986), A taxonomic revision of Australian Acanthaceae. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 9:56-59

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