''Eleocharis keigheryi'' is a sedge of the family

Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' w ...

that is native to Australia. The rhizomatousous perennial herb to grass-like sedge typically grows to a height of and has a clumped habit. It blooms between August and November producing green flowers. It is found in and around pools and swampy areas in the Wheatbelt and

South West The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sepa ...

regions of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

where it grows in sandy-loamy soils. The species was first described in 1997 by

Karen Wilson Karen Louise Wilson (born 1950) is an Australian botanist. Some of her research interests are: systematics, phylogenetic and biogeographic studies on Cyperaceae, Casuarinaceae, Juncaceae and Polygonaceae. Other professional interests include ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15589091 Plants described in 1997 Flora of Western Australia keigheryi Taxa named by Karen Louise Wilson