- Reference
- Nov.Holl.Pl. 1:89 (1805)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rhizomatous, tussocky perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 1.5 m high, to 1 m wide. Fl. yellow-brown, Aug to Oct. Grey or white sand, clay, sometimes saline. Swamps, creeks.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
- IBRA Subregions
- Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
- IMCRA Regions
- Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Brookton, Bunbury, Busselton, Canning, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Cockburn, Coorow, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Denmark, East Fremantle, Esperance, Fremantle, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Gosnells, Harvey, Jerramungup, Kalamunda, Kent, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Mandurah, Manjimup, Melville, Murray, Nannup, Northampton, Plantagenet, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Swan, Three Springs, Wagin, Wandering, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur, Wickepin.