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• Type: "(J.) v.v."

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Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2012), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Schoenus ericetorum R.Br. var. ericetorum legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic

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