- Reference
- Prodr. 182 (1810)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Resinous tussock-forming perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.3-2.5 m high, panicle large, racemose, with usually crowded spikelets, lemma minutely lobed, mostly glabrous. Fl. green-purple/red, Jan to May. White to pink sand, sandstone. Coastal beach and dunes, rocky sandstone hills.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Berkeley, Keep, Mitchell, Pindanland.
- IMCRA Regions
- Cambridge-Bonaparte, Canning, Kimberley.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.