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Aristida hygrometrica R.Br.
Northern Kerosene Grass

Reference
Prodr. 174 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Loosely tufted annual, grass-like or herb, 0.29-0.84 m high. Fl. brown, Mar to May. Alluvium, red sand, red clay.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 October 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Berkeley, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, South Kimberley Interzone.
IMCRA Regions
Canning.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.