Lepidosperma gladiatum Labill.
Coast Sword-sedge
Nov.Holl.Pl.Sp. 1:15 (1805)

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Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Brief Description
Grazyna Paczkowska, Monday 22 November 1993

Rhizomatous, tufted robust perennial, grass-like or herb (sedge), 0.5-1.5(-3) m high, clumps to 1. 5 m wide. Fl. brown, Nov to Dec or Jan to May. White, grey or calcareous sand, limestone, loam. Dunes, creeklines. Distribution: South-west. ESP, GS, JF, MAL, SWA and WAR.

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