Pithy Sword-Sedge
Lepidosperma longitudinale
Clumped erect sedge with short thick rhizome, variable height, as low as 100 cm but up to 3 m. Yellowish rigid leaves with yellowish brown to grey-brown leaf sheaths. Flowerstems soft and pithy topped with reddish-brown flowers densely crowded in narrow spikes.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Flora Type | Sedges, rushes |
| Other Common Names | Common Sword-sedge |
| Distinctive Features | Shining stems strongly biconvex and can be readily compressed or dented, and the margins are smooth and not cutting. |
| Biology | Perennial. Moist or seasonally wet well-drained sandy loam or clay soils in woodland, sedgeland and wetlands. |
| Native Status | Native |