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Astrebla pectinata (Lindl.) Benth.
Barley Mitchell Grass

Reference
Fl.Austral. 7:602 (1878)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.3-1(-1.2) m high. Fl. blue-green, May. Red loam or dark brown clay.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 August 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Central Ranges, Gascoyne, Great Victoria Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Berkeley, Carnegie, Central, Chichester, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, Mann-Musgrave Block, Roebourne, South Kimberley Interzone, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Carnarvon, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Meekatharra, Ngaanyatjarraku, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.