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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 microcephalus R.Br. subsp. microcephalus

Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.25-1.2 m high. Fl. green-yellow/brown, Jan to Jul. Yellow sand. Creek beds, sandstone cliffs, amongst boulders on hillsides.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 4 November 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Keep, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.