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Triodia scariosa N.T.Burb.

Reference
Austral.J.Bot. 1:173-175 (1953)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.3-1 m high, panicle narrow, elongated, lemma emarginate or 2-lobed. Fl. green-purple, Jun to Dec or Jan to Apr. Wide range of soils.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 30 April 1998

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor.
IBRA Subregions
Carlisle, Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Lesueur Sandplain, Mann-Musgrave Block, Maralinga, Merredin, Nullarbor Plain, Shield, Southern Cross, Western Mallee, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Coolgardie, Coorow, Dundas, Esperance, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kondinin, Lake Grace, Laverton, Meekatharra, Menzies, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Narembeen, Ngaanyatjarraku, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.