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Xerochloa imberbis R.Br.
Rice Grass

Reference
Prodr. 197 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.15-0.6 m high. Fl. green, Mar to Sep. Saline muddy sand or clay. Coastal mud flats, seepage areas.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 December 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Darwin Coastal, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Fitzroy Trough, Hamersley, Hart, Keep, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne.
IMCRA Regions
Canning, Kimberley, Pilbara (nearshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.