- Reference
- Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 1:83 (1753)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Alien to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Short-lived, tufted biennial or perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.08-0.9 m high. Fl. green, Sep to Dec. Grey or black peaty sand, sandy clay, laterite. Granite outcrops, swamps, roadsides.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Dampierland, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
- IBRA Subregions
- Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Pindanland, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
- IMCRA Regions
- Abrolhos Islands, Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Bayswater, Beverley, Broome, Bunbury, Busselton, Capel, Chittering, Cockburn, Collie, Cranbrook, Denmark, Dumbleyung, Esperance, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Kondinin, Kulin, Mandurah, Manjimup, Mundaring, Nannup, Narembeen, Nedlands, Northampton, Perth, Plantagenet, Quairading, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur, Woodanilling.