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Sorghum intrans Benth.
Darwin Canegrass

Reference
Fl.Austral. 7:541 (1878)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Annual, grass-like or herb, 1-3.6 m high, sessile spikelet with pungent, extremely long callus; ovary and caryopsis with apical hairs. Fl. Jan to Dec. Sandy valley in savannah woodland.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 October 1998

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Darwin Coastal, Northern Kimberley.
IBRA Subregions
Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pindanland.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.