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Austrostipa scabra (Lindl.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett

Reference
Telopea 6:588 (1996)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.4-0.5 m high. Fl. green, Aug to Oct. Red or brown clayey sand. Sand dunes, granite tors and caves.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 August 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Carlisle, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Hampton, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Mardabilla, Merredin, Nullarbor Plain, Perth, Shield, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Shark Bay.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Boyup Brook, Bruce Rock, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Dowerin, Dundas, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Goomalling, Greater Geraldton, Jerramungup, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kondinin, Lake Grace, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Merredin, Mingenew, Moora, Morawa, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Murchison, Narembeen, Narrogin, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Pingelly, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Trayning, Westonia, Wiluna, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.