- Reference
- Enum.Pl. 2:237 (1837)
- Conservation Code
- Priority Three
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Shortly rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.25-0.6 m high. Fl. brown, May to Jun. Mud, skeletal soil pockets. Pool edges, sandstone cliffs.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
- IBRA Subregions
- Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Keep, McLarty, Mitchell, Pentecost, Purnululu, South Kimberley Interzone.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.