- Reference
- Proc.Roy.Soc.Queensland 52:58 (1941)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Three
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Annual, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.1-0.3 m high, perianth of 3 bristles and 3 clawed scales; scales 3-veined in basal part and thickened distally. Fl. May to Aug. Sand, sandy clay. Swamps, creek beds, claypans, semi-saline lakes.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami.
- IBRA Subregions
- Chichester, McLarty, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Tanami Desert.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Broome, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.