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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Bothriochloa bladhii (Retz.) S.T.Blake
Forest Bluegrass

Reference
Proc.Roy.Soc.Queensland 80:55-89 (1969)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.5-2 m high. Fl. green, Feb to May. Loam, clay or sandstone.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 30 October 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Indian Tropical Islands, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Hamersley, Keep, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, South Kimberley Interzone.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.