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Chloris truncata R.Br.
Windmill Grass

Reference
Prodr. 186 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Stoloniferous perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.16-0.45 m high. Fl. purple, Mar to Jul or Dec (occasionally). White or red sandy clay, loam, granite.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 1 November 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lateritic Plain, Mardabilla, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Nullarbor Plain, Perth, Shield, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Bruce Rock, Carnamah, Chittering, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cue, Cunderdin, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Dundas, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Greater Geraldton, Jerramungup, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kent, Lake Grace, Laverton, Leonora, Merredin, Mingenew, Moora, Mundaring, Narembeen, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northam, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Swan, Toodyay, West Arthur, York.