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Bothriochloa ewartiana (Domin) C.E.Hubb.
Desert Bluegrass

Reference
Bull.Misc.Inform.Kew 444 (1934)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.3-0.6 m high. Fl. green, May to Sep. Loam, limestone, clay.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 30 October 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Central Ranges, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Carnegie, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Rudall, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Cue, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Greater Geraldton, Halls Creek, Karratha, Meekatharra, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Port Hedland, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.