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Isoetopsis graminifolia Turcz.
Cushion Grass

Reference
Bull.Soc.Imp.Naturalistes Moscou 24 (2):175 (1851)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted, stemless annual, herb, 0.02-0.05 m high. Fl. green-white, Jun to Oct. Sandy clay or loamy soils.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 May 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Hampton, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Carlisle, Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Hampton, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Mardabilla, Merredin, Nullarbor Plain, Recherche, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Mallee, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Beverley, Chapman Valley, Coolgardie, Coorow, Cue, Dalwallinu, Dundas, Esperance, Greater Geraldton, Jerramungup, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kellerberrin, Koorda, Lake Grace, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Merredin, Mount Marshall, Northam, Nungarin, Perenjori, Sandstone, Tammin, Toodyay, Trayning, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.