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Eriachne melicacea F.Muell.

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

Erect, tufted, short lived annual or perennial, grass-like or herb, (0.03-)0.13-0.5 m high. Fl. green/purple, Mar to May. Red sand, sandstone. Coastal dunes & plains.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 August 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Cape Range, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, South Kimberley Interzone, Tanami Desert, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Canning.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Port Hedland, Upper Gascoyne, Wyndham-East Kimberley.