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Paspalidium constrictum (Domin) C.E.Hubb.
Knottybutt Grass

Reference
Bull.Misc.Inform.Kew 447 (1934)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Often rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.2-0.6 m high. Fl. green/purple, mostly Apr to Aug. Red sand, red or dark brown loam, clay.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 1 December 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Pilbara, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Carlisle, Carnegie, Central, Chichester, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Katanning, Mann-Musgrave Block, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Nullarbor Plain, Roebourne, Shield.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Coorow, Cunderdin, Dundas, East Pilbara, Esperance, Greater Geraldton, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Karratha, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Moora, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northam, Nungarin, Port Hedland, Shark Bay, Swan, Victoria Plains, Wiluna, York.