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Cyperus papyrus L.

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 47 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, robust perennial, herb (sedge), 4-5 m high. Brown loam or black peaty sand over mud. Permanently wet sites in woodland and abandoned parkland.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 10 September 1998

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Canning, Kalamunda.