''Gahnia erythrocarpa'' is a leafy sedge, growing up to 2 metres tall. Found in damp areas in forest or woodland in the

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

district of Australia. This is one of the many plants first published by Robert Brown with the type known as "(J.) v.v." appearing in his ''

Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen ''Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen'' (Prodromus of the Flora of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land) is a flora of Australia written by botanist Robert Brown and published in 1810. Often referred to as ''Prodromus Flora Novae ...

'' in 1810. The specific epithet ''erythrocarpa'' is from ancient Greek and refers to the red seeds.Les Robinson – Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 289

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Plants described in 1810 Flora of New South Wales erythrocarpa {{Cyperaceae-stub