Citation: R. Br., Prod. Fl. Nov. Holl. 242 (1810).

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Densely tufted and leafy; stems 1-15 cm long, triquetrous with scabrous margins; leaves much longer, flat; bracts long, with indistinct sheaths.

Spikes 2-5, close together or somewhat distant, sessile, cylindrical, the terminal one male and 4-26 mm long, the others female and 10-20 mm long; glumes acuminate, awned.

Utricles shorter, pubescent, nerved, narrow-ellipsoid or obovoid, with a nearly conical almost entire beak, 3-4 mm long; style branches 3.

Distribution:  Grows in grassland and in moist areas. S.Aust.: FR, EP, NL, MU, YP, SL, KI, SE.   all States except W.Aust. and the N.T.   New Zealand and adjoining areas. Conservation status: native Flowering time: Aug. — Dec.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

Biology: The only S.Aust. species with a pubescent utricle.

Author: Not yet available