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Cyperus dactylotes Benth.

Reference
Fl.Austral. 7:273-274 (1878)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Shortly rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.4-1.2 m high. Fl. green-yellow-brown, May to Jul. Sandy loam, clay. Creek beds and in other damp habitats.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 4 November 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Hamersley, Hart, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Shield, South Kimberley Interzone, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek, Laverton, Meekatharra, Wyndham-East Kimberley.