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Hygrochloa aquatica Lazarides

Reference
Brunonia 2:87-89,Fig.1 (1979)
Conservation Code
Priority One
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Annual or perennial (short-lived), aquatic herb. Clay-loam, sandstone. Outer margins of swamps.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 August 2003

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Darwin Coastal, Northern Kimberley.
IBRA Subregions
Mitchell.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Wyndham-East Kimberley.