- Reference
- Repert.Spec.Nov.Regni Veg. 15:356 (1918)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Stoloniferous, tussock-forming perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.2-1.3 m high, lemma bi-textured, deeply lobed, panicle linear, usually short and dense. Fl. green-purple, Jan to Dec. Red, lateritic or calcareous sand, loam. Sandplains, red sand dunes.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Nullarbor, Pilbara, Tanami.
- IBRA Subregions
- Augustus, Carlisle, Carnegie, Central, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, McLarty, Merredin, Rudall, Shield, Tanami Desert, Trainor, Wooramel.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Narembeen, Ngaanyatjarraku, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna.