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Lachnagrostis filiformis (G.Forst.) Trin.

Reference
Fund.Agrost. 128 (1820)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, caespitose, stoloniferous, annual, grass-like or herb, to 1 m high. Fl. green, Aug to Dec or Jan to Feb. Sand, clay, limestone, granite, calcrete. Wetlands, flats, valleys, gilgai plain.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 August 2002
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Carlisle, Carnegie, Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Fitzgerald, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Nullarbor Plain, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Warren, Western Mallee, Western Murchison.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Bruce Rock, Busselton, Capel, Carnamah, Chittering, Cockburn, Collie, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Denmark, Dundas, East Pilbara, Esperance, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Jerramungup, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kent, Kondinin, Kwinana, Lake Grace, Manjimup, Meekatharra, Menzies, Mount Magnet, Mundaring, Murchison, Murray, Nannup, Narembeen, Narrogin, Northam, Northampton, Perenjori, Perth, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Stirling, Swan, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur, Wickepin, Wiluna, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.