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Dianella brevicaulis (Ostenf.) G.W.Carr & P.F.Horsfall

Reference
Muelleria 8:375 (1995)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, tufted perennial, herb, to 0.5 m high. Fl. blue-purple, Oct to Dec. Sandy clay, clay, sand.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 June 1994

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Hampton, Katanning, Mardabilla, Merredin, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Bruce Rock, Bunbury, Busselton, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Denmark, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Kent, Kojonup, Lake Grace, Manjimup, Murray, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, South Perth, Waroona, Wickepin, Woodanilling.