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Gahnia decomposita (R.Br.) Benth.

Reference
Fl.Austral. 7:417-418 (1878)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, tussocky perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 3 m high, to 2 m wide. Fl. brown-black, Sep to Nov. White sand, wet black sandy loam. Swamps, streams, seasonally wet flats.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 18 November 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Beverley, Boddington, Busselton, Capel, Collie, Dardanup, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Gosnells, Harvey, Manjimup, Murray, Nannup, Perth, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, West Arthur.