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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.

Cyperus betchei subsp. commiscens K.L.Wilson

Reference
Telopea 4:457-459,Fig.24a (1991)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted, robust perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.7-1.2 m high. Fl. brown. Sandy loam, clay. Seasonally-wet situations.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 August 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Gascoyne, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Pilbara, Tanami.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fortescue, Hart, Rudall, Tanami Desert, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Leonora, Meekatharra, Murchison, Wiluna.