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Spinifex hirsutus Labill.
Hairy Spinifex

Reference
Nov.Holl.Pl. 2:81-82 (1806)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, tussock-forming perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.3-0.9 m high. Fl. green-white, Oct to Dec or Jan. White sand. Coastal sand dunes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 17 December 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Hampton, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Eucla, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Busselton, Cambridge, Cockburn, Denmark, Dundas, Esperance, Harvey, Joondalup, Mandurah, Manjimup, Nannup, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham.