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Aristida inaequiglumis Domin
Feathertop Threeawn

Reference
Biblioth.Bot. 85:347 (1915)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.3-1.55 m high. Fl. Jan to Jun. Red, sandy loam, red earths, yellow sandy clay.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 October 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Central Ranges, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Central, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Roebourne, South Kimberley Interzone, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Laverton, Meekatharra, Ngaanyatjarraku, Port Hedland, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.