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Triodia irritans R.Br.
Porcupine Grass

Reference
Prodr. 182-183 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tussock-forming perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.3-1 m high, panicle partly exserted, lemma 2-lobed, partly hairy. Fl. Jan to Dec. Red/grey sand. Sandplains, rocky hillsides.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 30 April 1998

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Murchison, Mann-Musgrave Block, Southern Cross.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Menzies, Ngaanyatjarraku.