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Eleocharis dulcis (Burm.f.) Hensch.
Chinese Water Chestnut

Reference
Vita Rumphii 186 (1883)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tuberous (or stoloniferous), partly submerged, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 1-1.5 m high. Fl. white, May to Aug. Pools, billabongs, lagoons.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 November 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Keep, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Karratha, Wyndham-East Kimberley.