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Eragrostis elongata (Willd.) J.Jacq.
Clustered Lovegrass

Reference
Ecl.Gram.Rar. 3 (1813)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Caespitose perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.2-0.9 m high. Fl. green/purple, Jan to Dec. Grey or white sand, clay, granite. Swamps, winter-wet flats, watercourses.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 28 August 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Jarrah Forest, Little Sandy Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Tanami, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Carnegie, Chichester, Dandaragan Plateau, Hamersley, Katanning, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Pindanland, Roebourne, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Trainor, Western Mallee, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Broome, Busselton, Collie, Cue, Dandaragan, Dardanup, East Pilbara, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Gosnells, Harvey, Kalamunda, Kwinana, Manjimup, Meekatharra, Mundaring, Murray, Port Hedland, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Wiluna, Yalgoo, York.