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Aristida holathera var. latifolia (B.K.Simon) B.K.Simon

Reference: Austrobaileya 2:283 (1986)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Tufted annual or perennial (short-lived), grass-like or herb, 0.23-1.25 m high. Fl. yellow-brown/purple, Mar to May.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert.
IBRA Subregions: Fitzroy Trough, McLarty, Pindanland.
IMCRA Regions: Eighty Mile Beach.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara.