Family: Cyperaceae
Plant: A tufted sedge up to 60cm high.
Flowers: An erect, dense inflorescence 4-10cm long and 2-4cm across, terminal and subtended by a brown, tapering bract that usually is shorter than the inflorescence. There are numerous 5-8mm long spikelets. The flower stems are erect, flat or convex on one face, 20-60cm high, up to 1cm wide and have margins that are sharp and rough to touch.
Flowering: December-February.
Fruit: Ovoid pale to dark brown shiny nut 2.5-4mm long.
Leaves: Basal strap-like, 20-60cm long and 3-6mm wide that usually have a yellow-brown base. The leaves are shorter than the flower stems.
Habitat: Common in dry sclerophyll forest and also found in heathland.
Features: Strap-like leaves. Bases of leaves usually yellowish-brown. Numerous spikelets. Flower stems longer than the leaves.
Name:
Lepidosperma
From Greek = scale-seed (referring to the scales surrounding its nut)
concavum From Latin = concave (referring to its leaves)
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Type |
Sedge, Rush |
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Flowers |
Form |
Irregular, Cluster, |
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Colour(s) |
Rust |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
- |
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Flowering Month |
1, 2, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Other |
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Colour |
Brown |
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Other Features |
Hard |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Basal, Tufted |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Linear, Strap-like |
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Length |
Very long |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Unstalked |
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Other Features |
Rough, Tapered-tip |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest, Heathland |
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