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Schoenus asperocarpus F.Muell.
Poison Sedge

Reference
Fragm. 9:29-30 (1875)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.15-1 m high. Fl. brown, Jun to Nov or Jan. Grey sand, sandy clay, loam, clay. Winter-wet depressions, plains.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 December 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Bunbury, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Gingin, Gosnells, Harvey, Kalamunda, Manjimup, Murray, Rockingham, Swan, Victoria Plains, Wanneroo.