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Amphipogon caricinus F.Muell.
Long Greybeard Grass

Reference
Linnaea 25:445 (1853)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, to 0.6 m high. Fl. purple/green, Aug to Nov. Yellow or white sand, yellow-orange clay sand, red/brown gravelly soil, laterite, granite.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 5 October 2004
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Jarrah Forest, Little Sandy Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Tanami, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Carnegie, Central, Chichester, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Katanning, Lateritic Plain, Lesueur Sandplain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, McLarty, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Pindanland, Shield, Southern Cross, Tallering, Trainor, Western Mallee, Western Murchison.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Beverley, Broome, Bruce Rock, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cunderdin, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Derby-West Kimberley, Dowerin, Dundas, East Pilbara, Goomalling, Greater Geraldton, Halls Creek, Irwin, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kellerberrin, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Merredin, Mingenew, Moora, Morawa, Mount Magnet, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Murchison, Narembeen, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Pingelly, Quairading, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Tammin, Three Springs, Toodyay, Trayning, Victoria Plains, Westonia, Wiluna, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.