Plants of
South Australia
Sporobolus mitchellii
Poaceae
Short Rat-tail Grass,
Rat-tail Couch
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Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
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Botanical art

Kath Alcock paintings: 3

Prior names

Vilfia mitchellii

Sporobolus virginicus var. pallidus

Sporobolus benthamii

Common names

Short Rat-tail Grass

Rat-tail Couch

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: Lake Eyre, Gairdner-Torrens, Murray, Southern Lofty, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
NRM regions: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australian Arid Lands, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin, South East
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)