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Spartochloa scirpoidea (Steud.) C.E.Hubb.

Reference
Kew Bull. 308 (1952)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.3-1.5 m high. Fl. green/purple, Sep to Oct or Feb. Lateritic sand, clay, granite, rarely quartzite. Granite outcrops.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 17 December 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Mardabilla, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Bruce Rock, Collie, Coolgardie, Corrigin, Dalwallinu, Dowerin, Dundas, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Goomalling, Jerramungup, Kellerberrin, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Merredin, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Narembeen, Narrogin, Perenjori, Pingelly, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Swan, Trayning, Westonia, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yilgarn.