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Eriochloa australiensis Thell.
Australian Cupgrass

Reference
Vierteljahrsschr.Naturf.Ges.Zürich 64:697 (1919)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Annual or biennial, grass-like or herb, 0.4-0.7 m high. Fl. Feb to Jul.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 25 May 1994

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Dampierland, Gascoyne, Murchison, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Eastern Murchison, Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Derby-West Kimberley, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Murchison, Upper Gascoyne, Wyndham-East Kimberley.