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Cyperus zollingeri Steud.

Reference: Syn.Pl.Glumac. 2:17 (1855)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Tufted annual, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.1-0.4 m high. Fl. green, Apr to May. Brown clayey or yellow-grey sand, alluvium. Along watercourses.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Darwin Coastal, Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions: Berkeley, Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.