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Eriachne festucacea F.Muell.
Plains Wandarrie Grass

Reference
Fragm. (Mueller) 5:205 (1866)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect tussock-forming perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.53-1.05 m high. Fl. green/purple, Mar to Oct. Alluvial sand, stony red loam. Along watercourses, in rock crevices, seepage lines, sandstone outcrops.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 28 August 1997

Distribution

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