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Reedia spathacea F.Muell.

Reference: Fragm. (Mueller) 1:240 (1859)
Conservation Code: Threatened
A taxon name retains its ‘Threatened’ status until a new name has been officially endorsed and appears in the Gazettal Notice.
Naturalised Status: Mixed (Native in Part of Range, Naturalised Elsewhere)
Name Status: Current

Robust, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 2-4 m high, clumps 1.5-2 m wide. Fl. brown, Nov to Dec or Jan. Peaty sand. Swamps, river edges.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IBRA Subregions: Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Augusta Margaret River, Manjimup, Nannup, Plantagenet.