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Panicum trachyrhachis Benth.

Reference: Fl.Austral. 7:490 (1878)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Tufted annual, grass-like or herb, 0.6-2.5 m high. Fl. green/purple, Apr to May or Sep. Clay, heavy-textured soils. In semi-aquatic to aquatic habitats, swamps, floodplains.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions: Keep, Mitchell.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.