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Eulalia aurea (Bory) Kunth

Reference
Révis.Gramin. 1:359 (1830)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.4-1.5 m high. Fl. green/brown, Jan to Oct. White or red sand, clay, limestone, ironstone gravel, alluvium, mud. Creek and river beds, sand dunes, lagoons.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 November 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Central Ranges, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Carnegie, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Rudall, Shield, South Kimberley Interzone, Tallering, Tanami Desert, Trainor, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore), Shark Bay.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Cue, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Irwin, Karratha, Laverton, Meekatharra, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northampton, Port Hedland, Shark Bay, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.