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Schismus barbatus (L.) Thell.
Kelch Grass

Reference
Bull.Herb.Boissier Ser.2,7:391 (1907)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted ascending annual, grass-like or herb, 0.05-0.25 m high. Fl. green/purple, Aug to Nov. Sand, limestone, clay.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 3 December 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Hampton, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Hampton, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Mardabilla, Merredin, Nullarbor Plain, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bruce Rock, Carnamah, Carnarvon, Coolgardie, Coorow, Dalwallinu, Dundas, Esperance, Irwin, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kondinin, Lake Grace, Merredin, Morawa, Mount Magnet, Mukinbudin, Narembeen, Northampton, Perenjori, Ravensthorpe, Shark Bay, Three Springs, Westonia, Wongan-Ballidu, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.