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Triodia basedowii E.Pritz.
Lobed Spinifex

Reference
Repert.Spec.Nov.Regni Veg. 15:356 (1918)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Stoloniferous, tussock-forming perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.2-1.3 m high, lemma bi-textured, deeply lobed, panicle linear, usually short and dense. Fl. green-purple, Jan to Dec. Red, lateritic or calcareous sand, loam. Sandplains, red sand dunes.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 30 April 1998
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Nullarbor, Pilbara, Tanami.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Carlisle, Carnegie, Central, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Lateritic Plain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, McLarty, Merredin, Rudall, Shield, Tanami Desert, Trainor, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Narembeen, Ngaanyatjarraku, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Upper Gascoyne, Wiluna.