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Cyperus microcephalus R.Br.

Reference
Prodr. 215 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.2-1.2 m high. Fl. green-yellow-brown, Jan to Jul. Sand, sandstone. Amongst boulders, on cliffs, in rock crevices, creek beds.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 2 September 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Berkeley, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Hart, Keep, McLarty, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, South Kimberley Interzone, Tanami Desert.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Wyndham-East Kimberley.