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Lachnagrostis preissii Nees

Reference
Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 2:97 (1846)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted, erect, compact annual or perennial, grass-like or herb, to 0.4 m high. Fl. purple-green, Sep to Nov. Black peaty clay, grey sandy loam, littered coarse sandy clay, granite. Edges of swamps and creeks, winter-wet flats, low-lying areas, valleys.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 25 May 1994

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Mardabilla, Merredin, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Dundas, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Kent, Kwinana, Mingenew, Northam, Northampton, Perenjori.