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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 hesperius K.L.Wilson

Reference
Telopea 4:422-423,Fig.12b (1991)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.3-0.4 m high. Fl. brown/yellow. Red sand, loam. Rocky hillsides.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 August 1994

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Little Sandy Desert, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Chichester, Fortescue, Hamersley, Roebourne, Rudall.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, East Pilbara, Port Hedland.