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Schoenoplectus pungens (Vahl) Palla
Sharpleaf Rush

Reference
Bot.Jahrb.Syst. 10:299 (1889)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Emergent aquatic perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.5-1 m high. Fl. brown, Nov to Dec or Jan to Feb. Mud.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 6 December 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bayswater, Bunbury, Capel, Manjimup, Subiaco, Swan.