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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Fimbristylis ammobia Latz

Reference
J.Adelaide Bot.Gard. 1:345 (1979)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted annual, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.1-0.2 m high, glumes 2.5-3 mm long; style triquetrous, 3-branched; nut 3-angled, with 7-10 transverse ridges. Fl. brown, Mar to Jul. Red sand on sandstone.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 14 December 1998

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Tanami.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzroy Trough, McLarty, Pindanland, Tanami Desert.
IMCRA Regions
Canning.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek.