Lepidosperma calcicola

Scientific name

Lepidosperma calcicola

Common name

No common name

Plant description

A rhizomatous, tufted perennial sedge that grows to 45 cm high. It grows on coastal dunes and swales. Not common in Cottesloe. A butterfly, the large brown skipper, breeds on this plant.

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Flower colour

Brown

Flowering months

October to June

Lepidosperma calcicola
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