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Schoenus subflavus Kük. subsp. subflavus

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

Rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.05-0.3 m high. Fl. brown, May or Aug to Nov. Grey, yellow or lateritic sand, sandy clay, loam. Often winter-wet.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 16 December 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bruce Rock, Carnamah, Chittering, Coorow, Cunderdin, Dandaragan, Esperance, Jerramungup, Kent, Kulin, Lake Grace, Murray, Pingelly, Ravensthorpe, Tammin, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wickepin, Wongan-Ballidu.