Grasses & Sedges
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Austrodanthonia Geniculata- Kneed wallaby grass
A tufted, narrow-leafed, grey-green, perennial grass with
dense clusters of fluffy flowers. Up to 30cm Tolerates full sun-part shade Dry to moist, swampy soils |
Austrostipa stipoides -
Prickly Spear grass
Carex appressa - Tall Sedge
Carex fasicularis - Tassel Sedge
Dianella admixta - Black-anther Flax Lily
Dianella brevicaulis - Small-flower Flax Lily
Dianella laevis - Pale Flax Lily
Dianella tasmanica - Tasman Flax Lily
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CFicinia nodosa - Knobby Club Rush
Gahnia Siberiana - Red-fruit Saw-Sedge
A large, robust tussock-forming sedge, with dark brown, chaffy flowers.
Up to 2m Tolerates full sun-full shade Swampy soils Nuts were ground for food. Butterfly Food Plant: Food for caterpillars of Chaostola Skipper, Chrysotricha Skipper, Donnysa Skipper, Flame Skipper, Spotted Skipper, Mountain Spotted Skipper and Sword-grass Brown. |
Juncus pallidus - Pale Rushes
Lomandra filiformis - Wattle Mat-rush
Lomandra longifolia - Spiny-headed Mat-rush
A robust, tufted, perennial herb with long, narrow leaves and dense and spiny clusters of small, yellow-brown flowers.
Up to 1m Tolerates full sun-full shade Dry to moist soils The leaves were used for basket making. Other similar Lomandra species may have been used in the same way. Food for caterpillars of Eilena Skipper, Phigalioides Skipper and Symmomus Skipper. |
Patersonia occidentalis var. occidentalis - Long Purple Flag
Poa labillardieri - Common Tussock Grass
Poa poaformis - Coast Tussock Grass
Themeda triandra - Kangaroo Grass
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A robust, tufted, perennial grass, with, chaffy flowers.
Up to 1m Tolerates full sun-part shade Dry to moist soils Stem and leaves used to make fibre for string which was made into fishing nets. Food for caterpillars of Ringed Xenica, Klug's Xenica, Common Brown, Otways Shouldered Brown and Shouldered Brown. |