Plants of
South Australia
Imperata cylindrica
Poaceae
Kunai Grass,
Blady Grass
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Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
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Prior names

Lagurus cylindricus

Imperata koenigii var. major

Imperata arundinacea, partly

Imperata cylindrica var. major

Common names

Kunai Grass

Blady Grass

Distribution and status

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