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Cyperus ixiocarpus F.Muell.

Reference
Trans.& Proc.Roy.Soc.Victoria 23:55 (1887)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Robust, tufted, viscid perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.45-1 m high. Fl. green-yellow-brown, Feb to Jul. Red loamy sand. Sandy creeks.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 4 November 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Chichester, Fortescue, Hamersley, Mackay, McLarty, Roebourne, Rudall, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Carnarvon, East Pilbara, Port Hedland.