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Schoenus pedicellatus (R.Br.) Benth.

Reference
Fl.Austral. 7:369-370 (1878)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.25-0.75 m high, clumps to 0.2 m. Fl. brown, Jul to Dec or Jan. White, grey, yellow or lateritic sand.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 16 December 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Fitzgerald, Lesueur Sandplain, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Carnamah, Coorow, Dandaragan, Gingin, Irwin, Jerramungup, Manjimup, Moora, Perth, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Stirling, Swan, Wanneroo.