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Cymbopogon bombycinus (R.Br.) Domin
Silky Oilgrass

Reference
Biblioth.Bot. 85:274-276 (1915)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Aromatic, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.4-1.2 m high. Fl. green, Apr to Aug. Red-brown sand, laterite, granite, sandstone. Swamps.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 3 November 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Chichester, Edel, Fitzroy Trough, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, South Kimberley Interzone, Tanami Desert.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Northampton, Port Hedland, Shark Bay, Wyndham-East Kimberley.