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Eleocharis sphacelata R.Br.
Tall Spikerush

Reference
Prodr. 224 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Stoutly rhizomatous, perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 1-2 m high. Fl. white, Feb or Oct. Black mud. In and around swamps, in lagoons.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 November 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Victoria Bonaparte, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Hamersley, Hart, Keep, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Bayswater, Cranbrook, Esperance, Halls Creek, Manjimup, Swan, Wyndham-East Kimberley.