- Reference
- Telopea 4:655-657,Fig.2 (1992)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Tussock-forming perennial, grass-like or herb, to 0.9 m high, sheath with woolly and tangled hairs, panicle loose, relatively broad, lemma 2-lobed. Fl. Jul to Nov. Red sandy gravelly soils over limestone & laterite. Flat, plains, gentle slopes, granite outcrops.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison, Yalgoo.
- IBRA Subregions
- Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Lateritic Plain, Lesueur Sandplain, Mardabilla, Merredin, Shield, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Murchison.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Coorow, Dundas, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Menzies, Merredin, Mount Marshall, Ngaanyatjarraku, Perenjori, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.