Skip to main content

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.

Advanced Search

Lepyrodia macra Nees
Large Scale Rush

Reference
Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 2:60-61 (1846)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, slender perennial, herb (sedge-like), 0.15-0.35 m high. Fl. Jan to Apr or Jun or Sep. Peaty sand. Winter-wet depressions.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 August 1994

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Fitzgerald, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Beverley, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Chittering, Collie, Cranbrook, Dardanup, Denmark, Esperance, Gosnells, Harvey, Jerramungup, Manjimup, Mundaring, Murray, Ravensthorpe, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Wandering, Wanneroo.