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Chloris virgata Sw.
Feathertop Rhodes Grass

Reference
Fl.Ind.Occid. 1:203-204 (1797)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Annual, grass-like or herb, (0.15-)0.23-0.45(-0.95) m high. Fl. green-purple, Apr to May or Sep. Clay, sand. Sand dunes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 1 November 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Coolgardie, Dampierland, Esperance Plains, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Mallee, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Carnegie, Chichester, Eastern Goldfield, Fitzgerald, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Katanning, Keep, Merredin, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Perth, Purnululu, Recherche, Roebourne, Shield, South Kimberley Interzone, Western Mallee, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
North West Shelf.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Carnarvon, Chittering, Cunderdin, Derby-West Kimberley, Dundas, East Pilbara, Esperance, Gingin, Halls Creek, Koorda, Lake Grace, Laverton, Meekatharra, Northam, Northampton, Port Hedland, Ravensthorpe, Tammin, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.