- Reference
- Prodr. 182 (1810)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Tussock-forming perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.3-2.3 m high, foliage resinous, panicle linear, dense, lemma deeply lobed, sparsely hairy. Fl. green-purple, Jan to Dec. Wide range of soils.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Central Kimberley, Central Ranges, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Augustus, Central, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Purnululu, South Kimberley Interzone, Tanami Desert, Trainor, Western Murchison.
- IMCRA Regions
- Kimberley.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Meekatharra, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Sandstone, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.