Lepidosperma urophorum

Tailed Rapier-sedge at Ku-Ring-Gai Chase, NSW

Lepidosperma urophorum at Ku-Ring-Gai Chase, NSW - 27 Apr 2023
Lepidosperma urophorum at Ku-Ring-Gai Chase, NSW - 27 Apr 2023
Lepidosperma urophorum at Ku-Ring-Gai Chase, NSW - 27 Apr 2023
Lepidosperma urophorum at Ku-Ring-Gai Chase, NSW - 27 Apr 2023
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Identification history

Lepidosperma urophorum 13 Oct 2023 Tapirlord
Lepidosperma urophorum 29 Apr 2023 Tapirlord
Lepidosperma laterale 29 Apr 2023 natureguy
Unidentified 29 Apr 2023 MatthewFrawley

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Chiltern Trail, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

2 comments

Grassman wrote:
   12 Oct 2023
Don't think there's enough detail to distinguish whether urophorum or laterale, but its one of them; tend towards the former due to spreading of branches and spikelets appressing to branches
Tapirlord wrote:
   13 Oct 2023
Culms are the wrong shape for L.laterale.

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 27 Apr 2023 10:57 AM Recorded on
  • MatthewFrawley Recorded by

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  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
  • True In flower

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