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Mesomelaena stygia (R.Br.) Nees

Reference
Lehm., Pl.Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 2:89 (1846)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.1-0.5 m high, clumps to 0.5 m wide. Fl. brown-black, Mar to Oct.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 21 August 1999

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Boyup Brook, Busselton, Capel, Carnamah, Coorow, Cranbrook, Denmark, Dundas, Esperance, Gnowangerup, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Jerramungup, Kent, Lake Grace, Manjimup, Merredin, Murray, Narrogin, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Three Springs, Wagin, West Arthur, Woodanilling, York.