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Leptochloa digitata (R.Br.) Domin
Whorled Cane Grass

Reference
Biblioth.Bot. 85:379 (1915)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Often rhizomatous, tussock-forming perennial, grass-like or herb, 1.2-3 m high. Fl. green, Jan or May or Oct. Sandy clay, clay, loam, sand, mud. Creek beds, river banks, near pools.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 24 November 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Murchison, Northern Kimberley, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Chichester, Eastern Goldfield, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Mitchell, Roebourne, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Meekatharra, Murchison, Port Hedland, Upper Gascoyne, Wyndham-East Kimberley.