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Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha (Thell.) J.M.Black
Perennial Cupgrass

Reference
Fl.S.Austral. Ed.2,68 (1943)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.4-1 m high. Fl. green, Apr to Oct. Red or black clay, mud. Pools, watercourses, flood plains.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 November 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Sandy Desert, Murchison, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Keep, Mackay, Roebourne, South Kimberley Interzone, Tallering, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Carnarvon, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Leonora, Mount Magnet, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Northampton, Port Hedland, Upper Gascoyne, Wyndham-East Kimberley, Yalgoo.