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Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes

Rush, Sedge or Mat Rush species

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31 species

Carex appressa (Tall Sedge)

Carex appressa
Carex appressa
Carex appressa
Carex appressa
Carex appressa
Carex appressa

Carex fascicularis (Tassel Sedge)

Carex fascicularis
Carex fascicularis
Carex fascicularis
Carex fascicularis
Carex fascicularis
Carex fascicularis

Caustis flexuosa (Curly Wigs)

Caustis flexuosa

Jackie Miles

Caustis flexuosa

Jackie Miles
Caustis flexuosa
Caustis flexuosa
Caustis flexuosa
Caustis flexuosa

Chorizandra sphaerocephala (Roundhead Bristle-sedge)

Chorizandra sphaerocephala

Jackie Miles, Barren Grounds

Chorizandra sphaerocephala

Jackie Miles, Barren Grounds
Chorizandra sphaerocephala

N. de Jong, Hyams Beach
Chorizandra sphaerocephala
Chorizandra sphaerocephala
Chorizandra sphaerocephala

Cyathochaeta diandra (Sheath Rush)

Cyathochaeta diandra

Jackie Miles

Cyathochaeta diandra

Jackie Miles
Cyathochaeta diandra

Jackie Miles
Cyathochaeta diandra
Cyathochaeta diandra
Cyathochaeta diandra

Cyperus sanguinolentus (A Sedge)

Cyperus sanguinolentus
Cyperus sanguinolentus
Cyperus sanguinolentus
Cyperus sanguinolentus
Cyperus sanguinolentus
Cyperus sanguinolentus

Gahnia aspera (Red-berried Saw-sedge)

Gahnia aspera

Jackie Miles

Gahnia aspera

Jackie Miles
Gahnia aspera
Gahnia aspera
Gahnia aspera
Gahnia aspera

Gahnia melanocarpa (Black-fruit Saw-sedge)

Gahnia melanocarpa

Jackie Miles

Gahnia melanocarpa

Jackie Miles
Gahnia melanocarpa

Jackie Miles
Gahnia melanocarpa
Gahnia melanocarpa
Gahnia melanocarpa

Gahnia sieberiana (Red-fruit Saw-sedge)

Gahnia sieberiana

Jackie Miles

Gahnia sieberiana

Jackie Miles
Gahnia sieberiana

Jackie Miles
Gahnia sieberiana
Gahnia sieberiana
Gahnia sieberiana

Juncus gregiflorus (Leafless Rush)

Juncus gregiflorus
Juncus gregiflorus
Juncus gregiflorus
Juncus gregiflorus
Juncus gregiflorus
Juncus gregiflorus

Juncus prismatocarpus (Branching Rush)

Juncus prismatocarpus
Juncus prismatocarpus
Juncus prismatocarpus

See faint partial cross walls on some leaves
Juncus prismatocarpus
Juncus prismatocarpus
Juncus prismatocarpus

Juncus sp. (A Rush)

Juncus sp.
Juncus sp.
Juncus sp.
Juncus sp.
Juncus sp.
Juncus sp.

Juncus subsecundus (Finger Rush)

Juncus subsecundus
Juncus subsecundus
Juncus subsecundus
Juncus subsecundus
Juncus subsecundus
Juncus subsecundus

Juncus usitatus (Common Rush)

Juncus usitatus
Juncus usitatus
Juncus usitatus
Juncus usitatus
Juncus usitatus
Juncus usitatus

Lepidosperma laterale (Variable Sword Sedge)

Lepidosperma laterale
Lepidosperma laterale
Lepidosperma laterale
Lepidosperma laterale
Lepidosperma laterale
Lepidosperma laterale

Lepidosperma urophorum (Tailed Rapier-sedge)

Lepidosperma urophorum
Lepidosperma urophorum
Lepidosperma urophorum
Lepidosperma urophorum
Lepidosperma urophorum
Lepidosperma urophorum

Lepyrodia scariosa (Chaffy Scale-rush)

Lepyrodia scariosa
Lepyrodia scariosa
Lepyrodia scariosa
Lepyrodia scariosa
Lepyrodia scariosa
Lepyrodia scariosa

Lomandra cylindrica (Needle Mat-rush)

Lomandra cylindrica
Lomandra cylindrica
Lomandra cylindrica
Lomandra cylindrica
Lomandra cylindrica
Lomandra cylindrica

Lomandra filiformis (Wattle Mat-rush)

Lomandra filiformis
Lomandra filiformis
Lomandra filiformis
Lomandra filiformis
Lomandra filiformis
Lomandra filiformis

Lomandra filiformis subsp. coriacea (Wattle Matrush)

Lomandra filiformis subsp. coriacea
Lomandra filiformis subsp. coriacea
Lomandra filiformis subsp. coriacea
Lomandra filiformis subsp. coriacea
Lomandra filiformis subsp. coriacea
Lomandra filiformis subsp. coriacea

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  • All conservation levels (change?)
  • Non-invasive or negligible (change?)

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