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Oxychloris scariosa (F.Muell.) Lazarides

Reference: Nuytsia 5:283 (1985)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Short-lived annual or perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.15-0.47 m high. Fl. green/purple, Jan to May. Clay, black soils. Flood flats, plains.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Central Kimberley, Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Pilbara, Tanami.
IBRA Subregions: Ashburton, Augustus, Chichester, Hart, Mackay, Rudall, Tanami Desert.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Meekatharra.