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Anarthria polyphylla Nees

Reference
Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 2:63 (1846)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Dioecious rhizomatous, tufted, stilted perennial, herb (sedge-like), to 0.2 m high. Fl. brown, Jun. Yellow to white sand or sandy clay, gravel, laterite, granite. Rock outcrops, low undulating plains, winter-damp sites.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 2 March 2004
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Recherche, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Brookton, Carnamah, Corrigin, Dandaragan, Dumbleyung, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Irwin, Jerramungup, Kent, Kulin, Lake Grace, Mingenew, Pingelly, Ravensthorpe, Woodanilling.