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Digitaria ammophila (Benth.) Hughes
Silky Umbrella Grass

Reference
Bull.Misc.Inform.Kew 313 (1923)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Perennial, grass-like or herb, ca 0.3 m high. Fl. green, Jan to Dec (mainly February-April). Sand, granite.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 August 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Hamersley, Mann-Musgrave Block, Pentecost, Shield, Trainor.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Laverton, Leonora, Ngaanyatjarraku, Wiluna.