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Abildgaardia schoenoides R.Br.

Reference
Prodr.Fl.Nov.Holland. 229 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted, erect annual or perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.4-1.3 m high. Damp sand, red soils, quartzite or laterite gravel. Seasonally damp areas, beside lakes and swamps.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 February 2000

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Darwin Coastal, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Mackay, McLarty, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Wyndham-East Kimberley.