Appearance
The rhizomatous perennial or annual grass-like sedge typically grows to a height of 0.15 to 0.6 metres . It blooms between summer and winter and produces green-brown flowers.The stems are rigid with a thickness of 1 to 3 millimetres. Stems are glabrous with a triangular cross-section. The leaves are very narrow, around 1 to 4 mm with a grass-like appearance and are often tufted at the base of the plant. The seed-head is an irregular cluster formation at the tip of the stem with brown spikes that have three to six green leafy bracts underneath.
Distribution
In Australia the species is found mostly in coastal location, north of Perth in Western Australia and through the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.Habitat
The species is widespread in warmer climates and found from sea level to an altitude of around 1,020 metres . The species is found along rivers and creeks in a range of ecosystems from rainforest, melaleuca forest, vine thickets, eucalypt forest and swamps in a variety of woodland and grassland areas including in salty mud and marshes of the ocean shore.References:
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