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Sporobolus mitchellii (Trin.) S.T.Blake
Ratstail Couch

Reference
Natuurk.Verh.Holl.Maatsch.Wetensch.Haarlem 1(18):22 (1941)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Decumbent mat-forming perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.22-0.7 m high. Fl. green, Apr to Oct. Clay, sand, red mud, often saline. Coastal plains, floodplains, billabongs.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 17 December 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Murchison, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Cape Range, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Pindanland, Roebourne, South Kimberley Interzone, Tanami Desert, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Halls Creek, Murchison, Port Hedland.