- Reference
- Nov.Holl.Pl. 1:19 (1805)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.1-0.7 m high, clumps 0.4 m. Fl. brown-black, May to Dec. White, grey, stony or calcareous sand, loam. Coastal, often associated with limestone.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Hampton, Lesueur Sandplain, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
- IMCRA Regions
- Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Busselton, Cambridge, Coorow, Dandaragan, Dundas, Esperance, Fremantle, Gingin, Jerramungup, Mandurah, Ravensthorpe, Wanneroo, Waroona.