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Phalaris paradoxa L.
Paradoxa Grass

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] Ed.2,2:1665 (1763)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted annual, grass-like or herb, 0.2-0.5 m high. Fl. green/purple, Oct to Nov. Sand, clay.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 2 December 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bayswater, Beverley, Busselton, Coolgardie, Gnowangerup, Irwin, Kalamunda, Mingenew, Northam, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Waroona, West Arthur.