Sword Rush,
Coast Sword-sedge
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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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Mount Gambier (SVP02) | Southern Volcanic Plain | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Bridgewater (NCP01) | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Least Concern (Probable Decline) [cleared, grazed] |
Glenelg Plain (NCP02) | | Least Concern (Probable Decline) |
Tintinara (NCP04) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) [edge of range] |
Kangaroo Island (KAN01) | Kanmantoo | Least Concern [coastal sp; on dunes] |
Fleurieu (KAN02) | | Near Threatened [around the coast] |
Southern Yorke (EYB01) | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern (Probable Decline) |
St Vincent (EYB02) | | Rare (IUCN: RA ab) (Definite Decline) |
Eyre Hills (EYB03) | | Least Concern [coastal species] |
Talia (EYB04) | | Least Concern [coastal species] |
Murray Lakes and Coorong (MDD03) | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 2
Common names
Sword Rush
Coast Sword-sedge
Distribution and status
Herbarium regions: Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
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 | BGA MSB | 4,100 (17 g) 4,100 (17 g) | 100+ | 12-Apr-2006 | DJD461 South Eastern | 28-Jul-2006 | 65% | -18°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.