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Lepidosperma gladiatum Labill.
Coast Sword-sedge

Reference
Nov.Holl.Pl. 1:15-16, Tab. 12 (1805)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, tufted robust perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.5-1.5(-3) m high, clumps to 1. 5 m wide. Fl. brown, Nov to Dec or Jan to May. White, grey or calcareous sand, limestone, loam. Dunes, creeklines.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 November 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, 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, Capel, Cockburn, Coorow, Cottesloe, Dandaragan, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Dundas, Esperance, Gingin, Jerramungup, Mandurah, Manjimup, Melville, Murray, Nannup, Rockingham, Wanneroo.