- Reference
- Austral.Syst.Bot. 10:451 (1997)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Tussock-forming, resinous perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.1-2 m high, panicle narrow, dense, lemma usually pubescent in linear series. Fl. Jul to Oct. Red sand, loam, laterite. Sandplains, dunes and rocky hills.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Nullarbor, Pilbara, Tanami.
- IBRA Subregions
- Augustus, Carlisle, Carnegie, Central, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Hamersley, Lateritic Plain, Mann-Musgrave Block, Shield, Trainor, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Carnarvon, Cue, East Pilbara, Laverton, Meekatharra, Menzies, Ngaanyatjarraku, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna.