Ribbed Spike-rush,
Flat Spike-rush
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Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.


Least concern
Near threatened
Rare
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct
Data deficient
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
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Murnpeowie (STP03) | Stony Plains | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [undercollected] |
Baltana (STP07) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [undercollected] |
Sturt Stony Desert (CHC02) | Channel Country | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [undercollected] |
Diamantina-Eyre (CHC04) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [undercollected] |
Coongie (CHC06) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [undercollected] |
Common names
Ribbed Spike-rush
Flat Spike-rush
Distribution and status
Herbarium region: Lake Eyre
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
Location | No. of seeds (weight grams) | Number of plants | Date collected | Collection number Collection location | Date stored | % Viability | Storage temperature | MSB | 11,000 (4.34 g) | 50 | 12-Mar-2007 | RJB70956 North Western | | | |
BGA | 31,500 (21.42 g) | 200+ | 7-Sep-2018 | DJD3778 Lake Eyre | 24-Apr-2019 | 95% | -18°C, -80°C |
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.