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Melanostachya ustulata (Ewart & Sharman) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson

Reference
Telopea 7:362 (1998)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, tufted perennial, herb, 0.2-1.2 m high, culms terete; spikelets erect, 10-20-flowered, with rigid black glumes at base and apex. Fl. brown, Sep to Oct. Peaty sand. Swamps and other wet or seasonally wet sites.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 10 September 1998

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Busselton, Capel, Denmark, Manjimup, Nannup.