- Reference
- Enum.Pl. 2:151 (1837)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Tufted annual, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.02-0.12 m high, glumes 0.8-1.5 mm long, becoming patent in fruit; anthers 0.2-0.4 mm long. Fl. brown, Apr to Sep. Grey loam. Along watercourses, around swamps and lakes.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Great Sandy Desert, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara.
- IBRA Subregions
- Berkeley, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Hamersley, Hart, Mitchell, Mount Eliza, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Port Hedland, Wyndham-East Kimberley.