Citation: F. Muell., Fragm. Phyt. Aust. 8:256 (1874).

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Densely tufted, in clumps to 1 m diam., to 1 m high or more; stems terete or obtusely triangular near the top only, smooth, finely striate; leaves often rudimentary or reduced to their sheaths, sometimes laminae well-developed but these are relatively inconspicuous among the numerous culms.

Inflorescence a long narrow spike-like panicle mostly less than 10 cm long, the lowest bracts usually inconspicuous; glumes somewhat obtuse, the female glumes with a conspicuous wide hyaline border; utricle ovate to suborbicular with a short indistinctly toothed beak, distinctly biconvex and decidedly turgid on one face, 3-3.5 mm long.

Distribution:  Grows in damp ground, especially if subject to occasional flooding. S.Aust.: FR, EP, NL, MU, SL, SE.   All States except the N.T. and Qld. Conservation status: native Flowering time: Aug. — April.

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

Biology: The utricle is similar to that of C. appressa.

Author: Not yet available