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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Alexgeorgea subterranea Carlquist

Reference
Austral.J.Bot. 24:283-284 (1976)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Dioecious rhizomatous, perennial, herb (sedge-like), 0.06-0.3 m high. Fl. brown, Sep to Oct. White, grey or brown sand over laterite. Dry heath & woodland.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 12 July 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Lesueur Sandplain, Perth.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Coorow, Dandaragan.