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Eragrostis desertorum Domin
Desert Lovegrass

Reference
Biblioth.Bot. 85:404 (1915)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.3-0.6 m high, with arching stolons & bulbous, densely woolly base. Fl. purple, Apr to Jun. Clay, sand, loam with limestone. Low-lying areas, rocky regions, sandplains.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 28 August 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Little Sandy Desert, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Pentecost, Purnululu, South Kimberley Interzone, Trainor.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.