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The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

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Chrysopogon oliganthus Veldkamp

Reference
Austrobaileya 5:526 (1999)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect or spreading, tufted rhizomatous, perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.6-1.5 m high. Fl. green-purple, Mar to Aug. Sand, brown loam over clay, black mud. Edges of swamps, banks of creeks or rivers, shallow water.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 7 October 2002

Distribution

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