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Eragrostis pilosa (L.) P.Beauv.

Reference
Ess.Agrostogr. 71,162,175 (1812)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect or ascending annual, grass-like or herb, 0.08-0.4(-0.83) m high. Sandy soils.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 28 August 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Indian Tropical Islands, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Keep, Mitchell, Purnululu, Roebourne.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Christmas Island, Derby-West Kimberley, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.