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Chrysopogon latifolius S.T.Blake
Broadleaf Ribbongrass

Reference
Natuurk.Verh.Holl.Maatsch.Wetensch.Haarlem 2(3):7-8 (1944)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, densely tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 1.7 m high. Fl. green, Feb to Jun or Sep. Red sand, loam, wet black clay, alluvium. Limestone gorges.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 1 November 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, South Kimberley Interzone.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.