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Themeda avenacea (F.Muell.) Maiden & Betche
Native Oatgrass

Reference
Census N.S.W.Pl. 15 (1916)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 1-2 m high. Fl. green, Feb. Sand, clay, loam, limestone. River floodplains, creek beds.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 20 December 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Central Ranges, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Carnegie, Eastern Murchison, Fitzroy Trough, Hamersley, Hart, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, Purnululu, Roebourne, Rudall, South Kimberley Interzone, Trainor, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Cue, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Port Hedland, Wiluna.