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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Cyperus laevigatus L.

Reference
Mant.Pl. 179 (1767)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, colonial perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.5 m high. Fl. green- brown, Nov to Dec or Jan to May. Sand, peaty clay. Seepage areas on beach or brackish riverine foreshore.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 4 November 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Perth, Recherche.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Augusta Margaret River, Bunbury, Dandaragan, Esperance, Melville, Northampton, Perth, South Perth.