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Setaria apiculata (Scribn. & Merr.) K.Schum.
Pigeon Grass

Reference
Bot.Jahresber. 28:417 (1900)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted annual, grass-like or herb, 0.2-0.8 m high. Fl. green-purple, mainly Apr to Jun. Grey-yellow sand, alluvium, clay, sandstone. Moist habitats.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 16 December 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Darwin Coastal, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Fitzroy Trough, Hart, Keep, McLarty, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, South Kimberley Interzone.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.