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Polypogon tenellus R.Br.

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

Erect tufted annual, grass-like or herb, 0.15-0.5 m high. Fl. green-red-purple, Oct to Nov. Calcareous grey sand, sandy clay, clay. Swamps, creeks, claypans.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 3 December 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands, Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Bunbury, Busselton, Capel, Chittering, Cockburn, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dandaragan, Denmark, Esperance, Gingin, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Jerramungup, Kwinana, Mandurah, Manjimup, Nannup, Northampton, Plantagenet, Swan, Three Springs, Waroona, York.