- Reference
- Nov.Holl.Pl. 1:16 (1805)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rhizomatous, tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.5-2 m high. Fl. brown, May to Jun or Aug to Oct. Black, white or grey peaty sand, clay. Seasonally wet flats, swamps.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
- IBRA Subregions
- Dandaragan Plateau, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
- IMCRA Regions
- Central West Coast, Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Beverley, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Bunbury, Canning, Capel, Cockburn, Collie, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Dandaragan, Dardanup, Gingin, Gosnells, Harvey, Joondalup, Kojonup, Kwinana, Manjimup, Melville, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Northam, Plantagenet, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Stirling, Swan, Toodyay, Wagin, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur, York.