Lepidosperma gladiatum
Scientific name
Lepidosperma gladiatum
Common name
Coast sword sedge (kerbein)
Plant description
A common, robust perennial sedge with 25 mm wide leaves to 1.5 m long. Creeping underground rhizomes provided a good source of starch for Aboriginal people. The flowers are closely clustered and have yellow bracts.
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Flower colour
Brown
Flowering months
November to May