- Reference
- Nuytsia 8:220-221 (1992)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Tussock-forming perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.45-2 m high, foliage resinous, panicle usually narrow and dense, lemma bi-textured with winged lobes. White-red sand, black gravelly sandy loam, sandstone, limestone. Coastal sand dunes, sand plains, rocky hills, near creek banks.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Ashburton, Cape Range, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, McLarty, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Rudall, South Kimberley Interzone, Wooramel.
- IMCRA Regions
- Canning, Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore), Zuytdorp.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Karratha, Meekatharra, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.