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Panicum capillare L.
Witchgrass

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 1:58 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted annual, grass-like or herb, 0.2-0.8(-1) m high. Fl. green, Apr to Oct. Grey or black sand. Coastal dunes, roadsides.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 August 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Dampierland, Esperance Plains, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzroy Trough, Katanning, Merredin, Perth, Recherche.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Bunbury, Derby-West Kimberley, Esperance, Gosnells, Katanning, Merredin, Narrogin, Trayning, York.