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Poa drummondiana Nees
Knotted Poa

Reference
London J.Bot. 2:418 (1843)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous and bulbaceous, perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.25-0.8 m high. Fl. green/purple, Sep to Nov. White, grey, peaty or black sand, red loam, clay, limestone, granite. Sand dunes, scree slopes, outcrops.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 3 December 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Mallee, Edel, Fitzgerald, Hampton, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Eucla, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Busselton, Claremont, Cockburn, Coolgardie, Coorow, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Denmark, Dundas, Esperance, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Kalamunda, Kojonup, Kulin, Lake Grace, Manjimup, Merredin, Moora, Mundaring, Nannup, Narrogin, Perth, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Shark Bay, South Perth, Swan, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wandering, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur, Wickepin, Williams, Woodanilling, Yilgarn, York.