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Setaria verticillata (L.) P.Beauv.
Whorled Pigeon Grass

Reference
Ess.Agrostogr. 51,171,178 (1812)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Loosely tufted annual, grass-like or herb, 0.1-1.3 m high. Fl. Dec or Jan to Jun. Sand, clay, loam.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 17 December 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Coolgardie, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Victoria Bonaparte, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Carnegie, Chichester, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Edel, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, Lateritic Plain, McLarty, Merredin, Perth, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Western Mallee, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Canning, Pilbara (nearshore), WA South Coast, Zuytdorp.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Dalwallinu, Donnybrook-Balingup, Dundas, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Karratha, Kojonup, Lake Grace, Leonora, Manjimup, Meekatharra, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Port Hedland, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Three Springs, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna, Wyndham-East Kimberley.