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Pseudopogonatherum contortum (Brongn.) A.Camus

Reference: Fl.Indo-Chine 7:255 (1922)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Tufted annual, grass-like or herb, 0.3-1.1 m high. Fl. purple/black, Apr to May. Loam, quartzite, basalt, alluvium. Swamps, creeks.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Central Kimberley, Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions: Berkeley, Hart, Keep, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.