Finger Grass,
Button-grass
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Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.
Least concern
Near threatened
Rare
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct
Data deficient
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
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| Olary Spur (FLB03) | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern |
| Southern Flinders (FLB04) | | Least Concern |
| Northern Flinders (FLB05) | | Least Concern |
| Central Flinders (FLB06) | | Least Concern |
| Myall Plains (GAW01) | Gawler | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) [spreading on paddocks] |
| Gawler Lakes (GAW03) | | Least Concern [edge of range] |
| Arcoona Plateau (GAW04) | | Least Concern [edge of range] |
| Kingoonya (GAW05) | | Least Concern [edge of range] |
| Torrens (GAW06) | | Least Concern |
| Roxby (GAW07) | | Least Concern |
| Commonwealth Hill (GAW08) | | Least Concern |
| Maralinga (GVD03) | Great Victoria Desert | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
| Barrier Range (BHC01) | Broken Hill Complex | Least Concern |
| Barrier Range Outwash (BHC04) | | Least Concern |
| Bimbowrie (BHC05) | | Least Concern |
| Curnamona (BHC06) | | Least Concern |
| Simpson Desert (SSD02) | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Least Concern |
| Dieri (SSD03) | | Least Concern |
| Warriner (SSD04) | | Least Concern |
| Strzelecki Desert (SSD05) | | Least Concern |
| Breakaways (STP01) | Stony Plains | Least Concern |
| Oodnadatta (STP02) | | Least Concern |
| Murnpeowie (STP03) | | Least Concern |
| Peake-Dennison Inlier (STP04) | | Least Concern |
| Macumba (STP05) | | Least Concern |
| Witjira (STP06) | | Least Concern |
| Baltana (STP07) | | Least Concern |
| Sturt Stony Desert (CHC02) | Channel Country | Least Concern |
| Diamantina-Eyre (CHC04) | | Least Concern |
| Coongie (CHC06) | | Least Concern |
| Lake Pure (CHC07) | | Least Concern |
| Mann-Musgrave Block (CER01) | Central Ranges | Least Concern |
| Everard Block (CER03) | | Least Concern |
| Tieyon (FIN03) | Finke | Least Concern |
| 4 of 6 subregions | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern |
| 7 of 8 subregions | Gawler | Least Concern , Rare |
| Maralinga (GVD03) | Great Victoria Desert | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) |
| 4 of 4 subregions | Broken Hill Complex | Least Concern |
| 4 of 4 subregions | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Least Concern |
| 7 of 7 subregions | Stony Plains | Least Concern |
| 4 of 4 subregions | Channel Country | Least Concern |
| 2 of 3 subregions | Central Ranges | Least Concern |
| Tieyon (FIN03) | Finke | Least Concern |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 3
Prior names
Eleusine radulans
Eleusine aegyptiaca
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Common names
Finger Grass
Button-grass
Etymology
Dactyloctenium from the Greek 'daktylos' meaning a finger and 'ktenos' meaning comb; alluding to the comb-like arrangement of the spikelets.
Distribution and status
Herbarium regions: North Western, Lake Eyre, Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Southern Lofty, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
