- Reference
- Prodr. 173 (1810)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Erect tufted annual, grass-like or herb, 0.15-0.5 m high. Fl. green-red-purple, Oct to Nov. Calcareous grey sand, sandy clay, clay. Swamps, creeks, claypans.
![Photograph of Polypogon tenellus R.Br. Image](/science/timage/583ic1.jpg)
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
- IMCRA Regions
- Abrolhos Islands, Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Bunbury, Busselton, Capel, Chittering, Cockburn, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dandaragan, Denmark, Esperance, Gingin, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Jerramungup, Kwinana, Mandurah, Manjimup, Mingenew, Nannup, Northampton, Plantagenet, Swan, Three Springs, Waroona, York.