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Cyperus cuspidatus Kunth

Reference: Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth, Nov.Gen.Sp.Pl. 1:204-205 (1816)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Tufted annual, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.025-0.15 m high. Fl. green-yellow-brown, Feb to Jun or Aug. Yellow-grey or brown sand, red loam, sandstone. Along watercourses.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Central Kimberley, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions: Berkeley, Keep, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Purnululu.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.