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Paspalidium gracile (R.Br.) Hughes
Slender Panic

Reference
Bull.Misc.Inform.Kew 318 (1923)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.3-0.9 m high. Fl. green/purple, Mar to Jul. Red sandy loam.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 1 December 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison, Nullarbor, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Carnegie, Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Hamersley, Keep, Nullarbor Plain, Shield, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Coolgardie, East Pilbara, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Laverton, Meekatharra, Menzies, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.