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Lepidobolus chaetocephalus Benth.
Bristle-headed Chaff Rush

Reference
Fl.Austral. 7: 245 (1878)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, caespitose perennial, herb (sedge-like), 0.18-0.7 m high. White, grey or yellow sand. Dry kwongan.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 August 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Edel, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Beverley, Bruce Rock, Carnamah, Coolgardie, Coorow, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Cunderdin, Dandaragan, Dumbleyung, Dundas, Esperance, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Goomalling, Irwin, Jerramungup, Kent, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Mingenew, Moora, Narrogin, Northampton, Pingelly, Quairading, Ravensthorpe, Shark Bay, Tammin, Three Springs, Victoria Plains, West Arthur, Wickepin.