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Lepidosperma tenue Benth.

Reference
Fl.Austral. 7:397 (1878)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.15-0.8 m high, clumps to 0.75 m wide. Fl. brown, May to Oct. White, grey or lateritic sand, sandy clay, sandy loam, granite.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 24 November 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Mallee, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Boyup Brook, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Coorow, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dandaragan, Dowerin, Esperance, Goomalling, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Irwin, Kalamunda, Kellerberrin, Kent, Kulin, Lake Grace, Mingenew, Moora, Morawa, Murray, Narrogin, Northam, Northampton, Quairading, Swan, Three Springs, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wickepin, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyalkatchem, Yilgarn.