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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Mount Lofty Ranges (FLB01)	Flinders Lofty Block	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(i,ii))   [(no records) seen at South Para Reservoir; comes & goes; spread by water birds]
Broughton (FLB02)		Least Concern
St Vincent (EYB02)	Eyre Yorke Block	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [habitat rare]
Murray Mallee (MDD02)	Murray Darling Depression	Least Concern   (Probable Decline)
Wimmera (MDD05)		Rare   (IUCN: RA d(i,ii))
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06)	Riverina	Least Concern   (Probable Decline)   [subject to river health]
Arcoona Plateau (GAW04)	Gawler	Vulnerable   (IUCN: VU B2ab(i,ii,iii))   (Probable Decline)   [threats: drying of springs, salinity, drought]
Kingoonya (GAW05)		Vulnerable   (IUCN: VU B2ab(i,ii,iii))   (Probable Decline)   [threats: drying of springs, salinity, drought]
Roxby (GAW07)		Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [restricted to river systems]
Tallaringa (GVD05)	Great Victoria Desert	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [restricted to river systems]
Dieri (SSD03)	Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields	Near Threatened   [restricted to river systems]
Strzelecki Desert (SSD05)		Least Concern   [restricted to river systems]
Breakaways (STP01)	Stony Plains	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [restricted to river systems]
Oodnadatta (STP02)		Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [restricted to river systems]
Murnpeowie (STP03)		Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [restricted to river systems]
Witjira (STP06)		Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [restricted to river systems]
Coongie (CHC06)	Channel Country	Least Concern   [restricted to river systems]

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2 of 6 subregions	Flinders Lofty Block	Least Concern , Rare
St Vincent (EYB02)	Eyre Yorke Block	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [habitat rare]
2 of 6 subregions	Murray Darling Depression	Least Concern , Rare
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06)	Riverina	Least Concern   (Probable Decline)   [subject to river health]
3 of 8 subregions	Gawler	Rare , Vulnerable
Tallaringa (GVD05)	Great Victoria Desert	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [restricted to river systems]
2 of 4 subregions	Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields	Least Concern , Near Threatened
4 of 7 subregions	Stony Plains	Rare
Coongie (CHC06)	Channel Country	Least Concern   [restricted to river systems]

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
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)