Plants of
South Australia

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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SUMMARY

Lucindale (NCP03)	Naracoorte Coastal Plain	Vulnerable   (IUCN: VU B2ab(i,ii,iii))   (Probable Decline)
Kangaroo Island (KAN01)	Kanmantoo	Vulnerable   (IUCN: )
Fleurieu (KAN02)		Near Threatened   [brought in by birds into reservoirs]
Mount Lofty Ranges (FLB01)	Flinders Lofty Block	Near Threatened   [brought in by birds into reservoirs]
Murray Mallee (MDD02)	Murray Darling Depression	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   (Probable Decline)   [needs floods]
Murray Lakes and Coorong (MDD03)		Rare   (IUCN: RA d(i,ii))   [edge of range]
Wimmera (MDD05)		Vulnerable   (IUCN: VU D2)
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06)	Riverina	Least Concern   [needs floods]
Arcoona Plateau (GAW04)	Gawler	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))
Tallaringa (GVD05)	Great Victoria Desert	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [short-lived; undercollected]
Strzelecki Desert (SSD05)	Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [short-lived; undercollected]
Oodnadatta (STP02)	Stony Plains	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [short-lived; undercollected]
Witjira (STP06)		Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [short-lived; undercollected]
Coongie (CHC06)	Channel Country	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [short-lived; undercollected]
Everard Block (CER03)	Central Ranges	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [short-lived; undercollected]

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Lucindale (NCP03)	Naracoorte Coastal Plain	Vulnerable   (IUCN: VU B2ab(i,ii,iii))   (Probable Decline)
2 of 2 subregions	Kanmantoo	Near Threatened , Vulnerable
Mount Lofty Ranges (FLB01)	Flinders Lofty Block	Near Threatened   [brought in by birds into reservoirs]
3 of 6 subregions	Murray Darling Depression	Rare , Vulnerable
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06)	Riverina	Least Concern   [needs floods]
Arcoona Plateau (GAW04)	Gawler	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))
Tallaringa (GVD05)	Great Victoria Desert	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [short-lived; undercollected]
Strzelecki Desert (SSD05)	Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [short-lived; undercollected]
2 of 7 subregions	Stony Plains	Rare
Coongie (CHC06)	Channel Country	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [short-lived; undercollected]
Everard Block (CER03)	Central Ranges	Rare   (IUCN: RA d(ii))   [short-lived; undercollected]

Botanical art

Kath Alcock paintings: 10

Prior names

Eleocharis acicularis

Heleocharis acicularis, orth.var.

Eleocharis acicularis

Common names

Small Spike-sedge

Small Spike-rush

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: North Western, Lake Eyre, Gairdner-Torrens, Murray, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
NRM regions: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, Alinytjara Wilurara, Kangaroo Island, South Australian Arid Lands, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin, South East
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)