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Fimbristylis simulans Latz

Reference
Nuytsia 7(2): 168-169 (1990)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted annual, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.1-0.3 m high, glumes 4-5 mm long; style triquetrous, 3-branched; nut 3-angled, longitudinally 3-ridged. Fl. brown, Feb to Aug. Skeletal stony brown clayey sand. Rock crevices in sandstone, basalt outcrops.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 14 December 1998

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami.
IBRA Subregions
Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, McLarty, Mitchell, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, South Kimberley Interzone, Tanami Desert.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.