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Alloteropsis semialata (R.Br.) Hitchc.
Cockatoo Grass

Reference
Contr.U.S.Natl.Herb. 12:210 (1909)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.3-1.2 m high. Fl. green, Mar. Laterite, sandstone, clay.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 25 May 1994

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.