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Lepidosperma longitudinale Labill.
Pithy Sword-sedge

Reference
Nov.Holl.Pl. 1:16 (1805)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.5-2 m high. Fl. brown, May to Jun or Aug to Oct. Black, white or grey peaty sand, clay. Seasonally wet flats, swamps.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 November 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Beverley, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Bunbury, Canning, Capel, Cockburn, Collie, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dandaragan, Dardanup, Gingin, Gosnells, Harvey, Joondalup, Kojonup, Kwinana, Manjimup, Melville, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Northam, Plantagenet, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Stirling, Swan, Toodyay, Wagin, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur, York.