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Lepidosperma diurnum R.L.Barrett

Reference
Nuytsia 17:45-46, Figs 2c-d, 5 (2007)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted rhizomatous, perennial, herb (sedge), leaves 0.32-0.52 m high, culms and leaves distichous. Well-drained stony loam with moderately exposed banded ironstone. On hill slopes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 17 March 2008

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Northern Jarrah Forest, Recherche, Southern Cross, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Beverley, Dundas, Esperance, Lake Grace, Ravensthorpe, Wandering, Yilgarn.