- Reference
- Syst.Veg. 2:836 (1817)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Densely tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.5-1 m high. Fl. green, Jan to Aug. Sandy clay, clay, red sand, laterite, basalt, sandstone.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Darwin Coastal, Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Augustus, Berkeley, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Perth, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Rudall, South Kimberley Interzone.
- IMCRA Regions
- Canning, Kimberley, King Sound.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Broome, Cocos Islands, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Joondalup, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.