''Lepidosperma neesii'' is a grass-like plant found in south eastern

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. Usually seen in heath and woodland on moist sites, it may grow to 80 centimetres tall. The specific epithet ''neesii'' honours the botanist

Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (14 February 1776 – 16 March 1858) was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher. He was a contemporary of Goethe and was born within the lifetime of Linnaeus. He de ...

.Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 292

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neesii Flora of New South Wales Flora of Victoria (state) Poales of Australia Plants described in 1837 {{Australia-plant-stub