Salt Couch
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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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Bridgewater (NCP01) | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Least Concern |
Glenelg Plain (NCP02) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) [edge of range] |
Lucindale (NCP03) | | Least Concern |
Tintinara (NCP04) | | Least Concern |
Kangaroo Island (KAN01) | Kanmantoo | Least Concern [likes brackish, saline areas; undercollected] |
Fleurieu (KAN02) | | Least Concern [likes brackish, saline areas; undercollected] |
Mount Lofty Ranges (FLB01) | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern [likes brackish, saline areas; undercollected] |
Broughton (FLB02) | | Least Concern |
Olary Spur (FLB03) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i)) |
Southern Flinders (FLB04) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i)) |
Northern Flinders (FLB05) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [hardy sp, likes salt] |
Central Flinders (FLB06) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) [hardy sp, likes salt] |
Southern Yorke (EYB01) | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern |
St Vincent (EYB02) | | Least Concern |
Eyre Hills (EYB03) | | Least Concern [tolerates salinity] |
Talia (EYB04) | | Least Concern [tolerates salinity] |
Eyre Mallee (EYB05) | | Least Concern [tolerates salinity] |
Murray Mallee (MDD02) | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern |
Murray Lakes and Coorong (MDD03) | | Least Concern |
Wimmera (MDD05) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) [edge of range] |
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Least Concern |
Yalata (NUL03) | Nullarbor | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [tolerates salinity] |
Dieri (SSD03) | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Near Threatened [hardy sp, likes salt] |
Warriner (SSD04) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [hardy sp, likes salt; limited habitat] |
Oodnadatta (STP02) | Stony Plains | Least Concern [hardy sp, likes salt] |
Murnpeowie (STP03) | | Near Threatened [hardy sp, likes salt] |
Peake-Dennison Inlier (STP04) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [hardy sp, likes salt] |
Witjira (STP06) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) [restricted; hardy sp, likes salt] |
Baltana (STP07) | | Near Threatened [hardy sp, likes salt; localised] |
Coongie (CHC06) | Channel Country | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [hardy sp, likes salt; limited habitat] |
4 of 4 subregions | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Least Concern , Rare |
2 of 2 subregions | Kanmantoo | Least Concern |
6 of 6 subregions | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern , Rare |
5 of 5 subregions | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern |
3 of 6 subregions | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern , Rare |
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Least Concern |
Yalata (NUL03) | Nullarbor | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [tolerates salinity] |
2 of 4 subregions | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Near Threatened , Rare |
5 of 7 subregions | Stony Plains | Least Concern , Near Threatened , Rare |
Coongie (CHC06) | Channel Country | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [hardy sp, likes salt; limited habitat] |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 4
Prior names
Agrostis virginica
Sporobolus virginicus var. minor
Common names
Salt Couch
Distribution and status
Herbarium regions: Lake Eyre, Nullarbor, Flinders Ranges, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)