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Aristida calycina R.Br.
Dark Wiregrass

Reference
Prodr. 173-174 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Compactly or loosely tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.3-1.3 m high, inflorescence 12-32 cm long, glumes not awned, lemma groove smooth or muricate. Red earths, sands, alluvial soils.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 24 August 1999