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Spinifex ×alterniflorus Nees

Reference
Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 2:96 (1846)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, tussock-forming perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.3-1.5 m high. Fl. Aug to Dec or Jan. Coastal sand dunes.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 17 December 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Perth, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Busselton, Cambridge, Cockburn, Cottesloe, Denmark, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham.