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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Thinopyrum distichum (Thunb.) Á.Löve

Reference
Feddes Repert. 95:476 (1984)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Creeping rhizomatous, perennial, grass-like or herb, to 0.5 m high, inflorescence a dense, erect, green panicle of spikelets to 15 cm long. Fl. yellow-green, Oct to Nov. Sand. Coastal sand dunes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 25 May 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills, Perth.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Dandaragan, Gingin, Greater Geraldton, Joondalup, Rockingham.