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Schoenus variicellae Rye

Reference
Nuytsia 11(2):266-268, Fig.1F-I (1997)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Annual, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.02-0.16 m high. Fl. brown, Aug to Nov. Clay or sandy clay. Winter-wet depressions or other damp situations, granite outcrops.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 September 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Murchison, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Warren, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Capel, Chapman Valley, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dardanup, Donnybrook-Balingup, Gosnells, Manjimup, Meekatharra, Menzies, Merredin, Mingenew, Moora, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Northampton, Perenjori, Plantagenet, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Toodyay, Wanneroo, Westonia, Yalgoo, York.