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Cymbopogon procerus (R.Br.) Domin
Lemon Grass

Reference
Biblioth.Bot. 85:273 (1915)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Aromatic, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 1-2.2 m high. Fl. green, Mar to Sep. Red/brown loam, sand, sandstone or laterite.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 3 November 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Darwin Coastal, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Fitzroy Trough, Hart, Keep, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Tanami Desert.
IMCRA Regions
Canning, Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.