- Reference
- Syn.Pl. 2:532 (1807)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Native to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Rhizomatous, monoecious, emergent perennial, herb, 1.5-3 m high. Fl. brown, May to Sep. Clay or sand substrate. Freshwater swamps, creeks or rivers.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Dampierland, Esperance Plains, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Sandy Desert, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Victoria Bonaparte, Warren.
- IBRA Subregions
- Ashburton, Cape Range, Chichester, Eastern Murchison, Fitzgerald, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Geraldton Hills, Hamersley, Katanning, Keep, Lesueur Sandplain, Mackay, Mann-Musgrave Block, McLarty, Mitchell, Northern Jarrah Forest, Pentecost, Perth, Pindanland, Purnululu, Recherche, Southern Cross, Warren, Western Mallee, Wooramel.
- IMCRA Regions
- Kimberley.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Ashburton, Augusta Margaret River, Broome, Canning, Carnarvon, Chittering, Cockburn, Coorow, Dandaragan, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Esperance, Exmouth, Gosnells, Halls Creek, Harvey, Karratha, Kent, Manjimup, Menzies, Mingenew, Moora, Narrogin, Ngaanyatjarraku, Ravensthorpe, Sandstone, Shark Bay, Three Springs, Wagin, Wanneroo, Wongan-Ballidu, Wyndham-East Kimberley, Yilgarn.