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Cyperus laevigatus L.

Reference
Mant.Pl. 179 (1767)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, colonial perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.5 m high. Fl. green- brown, Nov to Dec or Jan to May. Sand, peaty clay. Seepage areas on beach or brackish riverine foreshore.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 4 November 1993

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills, Lesueur Sandplain, Perth, Recherche.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Augusta Margaret River, Bunbury, Dandaragan, Esperance, Melville, Northampton, Perth, South Perth.