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Aristida latifolia Domin
Feathertop Wiregrass

Reference
Biblioth.Bot. 85:339-340, Tab.13(13,14) (1915)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Loosely tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.2-1.3 m high. Fl. Apr to Jun. Red or black sand, red cracking clay, loam. Claypans.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 October 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Central Ranges, Dampierland, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, Mann-Musgrave Block, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Purnululu, Roebourne, South Kimberley Interzone, Tanami Desert.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Ngaanyatjarraku, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.