- Reference
- Kongl.Svenska Vetensk.-Acad.Handl. 52(10):4-5 (1916)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Tussock-forming perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.15-1.6 m high, spikelet closely flowered, often plump, lemma shiny, 9-nerved. Fl. green-purple, Dec or Jan to Feb or Apr to Aug. Sandstone, laterite, limestone. Rocky & gravelly screes & hillslopes, outcrops, gorges.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Ord Victoria Plain, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Fitzroy Trough, Hart, Keep, McLarty, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, South Kimberley Interzone, Tanami Desert.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.