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Eriochloa procera (Retz.) C.E.Hubb.
Cupgrass

Reference
Bull.Misc.Inform.Kew 256 (1930)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.2-1.2 m high. Fl. green, Jun. Red or sandy clay, mud. Pools.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 November 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Murchison, Northern Kimberley, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Berkeley, Cape Range, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Mitchell, Roebourne, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Carnarvon, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Karratha, Meekatharra, Murchison, Northampton, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.