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Schoenus pennisetis S.T.Blake

Reference
Proc.Roy.Soc.Queensland 60:48-49 (1949)
Conservation Code
Priority Three
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted annual, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.05-0.15 m high. Fl. purple-black, Aug to Sep. Grey or peaty sand, sandy clay. Swamps, winter-wet depressions.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 December 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Dandaragan, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Kalamunda, Murray, Plantagenet, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Wongan-Ballidu.