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Enneapogon purpurascens (R.Br.) P.Beauv.
Purple Nineawn

Reference
Ess.Agrostogr. 82,161 (1812)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted annual or perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.06-0.75 m high. Fl. purple, Jan to Oct. Black clay, red sand, red or grey loam, limestone.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 9 November 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hart, Keep, Mackay, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, South Kimberley Interzone, Tanami Desert, Trainor.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.