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Chaetanthus aristatus (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson

Reference
Telopea 8:24 (1998)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted perennial, herb (rush-like), 0.2-1 m high. Fl. brown/brown-yellow, May or Aug to Dec. Sand, clay. Winter-wet depressions, inundated areas, swamps, sometimes in saline sites.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 29 August 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Bunbury, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Cockburn, Collie, Coorow, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Denmark, Gingin, Gosnells, Harvey, Irwin, Jerramungup, Kojonup, Manjimup, Murray, Northampton, Plantagenet, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Swan, Tammin, Three Springs, Victoria Plains, Wandering, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur, York.