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Eleocharis pallens S.T.Blake
Pale Spikerush

Reference
Proc.Roy.Soc.Queensland 49:154 (1938)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.5 m high. Fl. Jul to Aug. Red/brown clay. Swamps, pools.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 November 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Ranges, Gascoyne, Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Murchison, Pilbara, Tanami.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Carnegie, Eastern Murchison, Fortescue, Hamersley, Lateritic Plain, Mann-Musgrave Block, Shield, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Carnarvon, East Pilbara, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Laverton, Meekatharra, Murchison, Ngaanyatjarraku, Wiluna.