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Mesomelaena pseudostygia (Kük.) K.L.Wilson
Semaphore Sedge

Reference
Telopea 2:190 (1981)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.2-0.75(-1) m high, clumps to 0.5 m wide. Fl. brown-black, Apr to Jun (mainly). White, grey or yellow sand.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 24 November 1993
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Tallering.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bayswater, Belmont, Beverley, Canning, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Cockburn, Coorow, Dandaragan, Gingin, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Joondalup, Kalamunda, Mingenew, Moora, Morawa, Mundaring, Murray, Nedlands, Northampton, Perth, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Shark Bay, South Perth, Stirling, Swan, Three Springs, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wanneroo.