| Lepidosperma canescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Lepidosperma |
| Species: | L. canescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidosperma canescens Boeckeler | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Lepidosperma canescens (common name hoary rapier-sedge) is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to south-east South Australia and Victoria. There are no synonyms.
Description
Lepidosperma canescens is a clump-forming perennial with short rhizomes. It has terete, rigid, erect, and smooth culms which are 25–100 cm by 0.8–2.0 mm. The leaf-blades are similar to the culms but usually shorter and from 0.7–2 mm in diameter. The sheaths are yellow-brown to dark grey-brown, and are sometimes a dark reddish near the apex. They are not sticky. The inflorescences are fan-shaped to oblong. They are loose, erect, and 3–8 cm by about 2 cm. The involucral bract is shorter than the inflorescence. The spikelets are 5–7 mm long. The nut is obovoid (2–3 mm by 1.0–1.3 mm), and brown, smooth, and shining.
Uses
This sedge was used by Aborigines for weaving artefacts, and is used by the aboriginal artist, Yvonne Koolmatrie, for her weaving.
References
- ^ "Lepidosperma canescens". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- Boeckeler, J.O. (1874). "Die Cyperaceen den Königlichen Herbariums zu Berlin". Linnaea: Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde. 38 (3): 330.
- "Fact sheet for Lepidosperma canescens". www.flora.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Lepidosperma canescens Boeckeler | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- "Flora of Victoria: Lepidosperma canescens". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- Selling Yarns (12 August 2007), River Bunyip: Yvonne Koolmatrie, 2003, retrieved 13 March 2020
- Barritt, Michael J. (14 April 2018), Yvonne Koolmatrie, River Dreaming, 2012, sedge rushes (Lepidosperma canescens)., retrieved 13 March 2020
- Hall (Teniche), Theresa (6 July 2017), Sister baskets. Artist: Yvonne Koolmatrie, retrieved 13 March 2020
External links
- Lepidosperma canescens occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- Lepidosperma canescens Seeds of South Australia (for images)
- Lepidosperma canescens (Google image search)