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Fimbristylis velata R.Br.

Reference
Prodr. 227 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted annual, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.04-0.15 m high, stamen 1; style flat, 2-branched, style base with very long reflexed hairs; nut biconvex. Fl. green, Nov to Dec or Jan to May. Black sand. Swamps, creek edges, along watercourses.

Helen Coleman, Descriptive Catalogue, 14 December 1998

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Cambridge, Canning, Gosnells, Harvey, Kalamunda, Kwinana, Melville, Murray, Stirling, Subiaco, Swan.