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Tyrbastes glaucescens B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson

Reference: Telopea 7:366-367,Figs7b,c (1998)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Rhizomatous, tufted perennial, herb (sedge-like), 0.25-1.4 m high, culms 1-1.5 mm diam. at base; female spikelets 1-3-flowered, glumes scarcely overlapping; tepals 6. Sand or peat. Swamps and along stream banks.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions: Fitzgerald, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Busselton, Collie, Denmark, Manjimup, Nannup.