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Schoenus nitens (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult.
Shiny Bog-rush

Reference
Syst.Veg. 2:77 (1817)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.1-0.4 m high. Fl. brown, Oct to Dec or Jan to Feb. Grey sand, silt. Winter-wet depressions, lake edges, salt marshes, estuarine flats.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 December 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Lesueur Sandplain, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Carnamah, Cockburn, Dandaragan, Denmark, Esperance, Jerramungup, Manjimup, Murray, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, Waroona.