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Cyperus tenuiflorus Rottb.
Scaly Sedge

Reference
Descr.Icon.Rar.Pl. 30-31,Tab.14,Fig.1 (1773)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.9 m high. Fl. green-brown, Oct to Dec or Jan to Apr. Grey loam, grey or white sand. Moist sites.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 4 November 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Hamersley, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Belmont, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bunbury, Canning, Claremont, Cockburn, Cunderdin, Dandaragan, Dardanup, East Pilbara, Gosnells, Harvey, Melville, Mundaring, Perth, Rockingham, South Perth, Stirling, Swan, Three Springs, Vincent, Wandering, Wanneroo, Waroona, York.