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Sighting 4444120

Lepidosperma sp.

A Sword Sedge at Bemboka, NSW

Lepidosperma sp. at Bemboka, NSW - 13 Sep 2022 10:36 AM
Lepidosperma sp. at Bemboka, NSW - 13 Sep 2022 10:36 AM
Lepidosperma sp. at Bemboka, NSW - 13 Sep 2022 10:36 AM
Lepidosperma sp. at Bemboka, NSW - 13 Sep 2022 10:36 AM
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Identification history

Lepidosperma urophorum 15 Jan 2025 JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
Lepidosperma sp. 14 Jan 2025 Tapirlord
Xanthorrhoea sp. 14 Sep 2022 Tapirlord
Unverified 14 Sep 2022 mahargiani

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2 comments

marcycad wrote:
   8 Jan 2025
There are no distinguishing features that identifies this as Xanthorrhoea, this may perhaps be a species of true grass. X. macronema does possess similar characteristics, but this region is too far south of its range. Therefore unidentified.
Tapirlord wrote:
   14 Jan 2025
Yeah good call. I reckon a sedge

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Lepidosperma sp. Scientific name
  • A Sword Sedge Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 938.02m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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