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Posidonia australis Hook.f.
Fibreball Weed

Reference
Bot.Antarct.Voy.III.(Fl.Tasman.) 2:43 (1858)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, submerged, meadow forming perennial, herb, leaves 11-20 mm wide. White sand. At 1-15 m deep.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 9 August 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands, Central West Coast, Eucla, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, Shark Bay, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Busselton, Carnarvon, Claremont, Cockburn, Cottesloe, Dandaragan, Esperance, Greater Geraldton, Jerramungup, Rockingham, Shark Bay.