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Species

Species include: Abbreviations in capital letters after the names represent states in Australia *''

Lepidosperma amantiferrum ''Lepidosperma amantiferrum'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is endemic to Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia exclud ...

'' R.L.Barrett - WA *''

Lepidosperma angustatum ''Lepidosperma angustatum'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Western Australia. The rhizomatous sedge typically grows to a height of and to about wide. In Western Australia it is found along the coast on steep slopes as t ...

'' R.Br. - WA *''

Lepidosperma asperatum ''Lepidosperma asperatum'' is a sedge (in the family Cyperaceae) that is endemic to Western Australia. It was first described in 1941 by Georg Kükenthal as ''Lepidosperma leptostachyum'' var. ''asperatum'', but was elevated to species status ...

'' (Kük.) R.L.Barrett -WA *'' Lepidosperma australe'' (A.Rich.) Hook.f - New Zealand incl Chatham Island *'' Lepidosperma avium'' K.L.Wilson - NT, SA *''

Lepidosperma benthamianum ''Lepidosperma benthamianum'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excludin ...

'' C.B.Clarke - WA *''

Lepidosperma bungalbin ''Lepidosperma bungalbin'' is a rare species of sedge endemic to one mountain range in Western Australia. It was described in 1995 by RusselL L. Barrett. ''Lepidosperma bungalbin'' is found exclusively on hillsides in the banded ironstone Helen ...

'' R.L.Barrett - WA *''

Lepidosperma canescens ''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 peren ...

'' Boeck. - SA, VIC *''

Lepidosperma carphoides ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' F.Muell. ex Benth. Black Rapier Sedge - WA, SA, VIC *''

Lepidosperma chinense '' Lepidosperma chinense'', also known as the Chinese scaleseed sedge, is a plant widely distributed across Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Zhejiang, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Vietnam. It is common in Hong Kong ...

'' Nees & Meyen ex Kunth - Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Zhejiang, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam *''

Lepidosperma clipeicola ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' K.L.Wilson - NSW QLD *'' Lepidosperma concavum'' R.Br. Sandhill Sword-sedge - NSW *''

Lepidosperma congestum ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' R.Br. - SOA, VIC *''

Lepidosperma costale ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' Nees - WA *''

Lepidosperma curtisiae ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' K.L.Wilson & D.I.Morris - NSW SOA TAS VIC *''

Lepidosperma diurnum ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' R.L.Barrett - WA *''

Lepidosperma drummondii ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' Benth. - WA *''

Lepidosperma effusum ''Lepidosperma effusum'', commonly known as the riverside sword sedge or spreading sword sedge, is an evergreen species of sedge that is native to southwest Western Australia. Description The sedge has a robust and tufted habit typically growing ...

'' Benth. Spreading Sword-sedge - WA *''

Lepidosperma elatius ''Lepidosperma elatius'' is a species of plant from the sedge family that can be found in Australia (in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasman ...

'' Labill. - NSW TAS VIC *''

Lepidosperma ensiforme ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' (Rodway) D.I.Morris - TAS *''

Lepidosperma evansianum ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' K.L.Wilson - NSW *''

Lepidosperma ferricola ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' R.L.Barrett - WA *''

Lepidosperma ferriculmen ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' R.L.Barrett - WA *''

Lepidosperma filiforme ''Lepidosperma filiforme'', also known as the common rapier-sedge, is a sedge that occurs in coastal regions of south-eastern Australia and New Zealand. Plants grow to between 0.3 and 1 metre high. The culms are smooth, rigid, terete and betwe ...

'' Labill. Common Rapier-sedge - NSW TAS VIC New Zealand *'' Lepidosperma fimbriatum'' Nees in J.G.C.Lehmann - WA *''

Lepidosperma flexuosum ''Lepidosperma filiforme'', also known as the common rapier-sedge, is a sedge that occurs in coastal regions of south-eastern Australia and New Zealand. Plants grow to between 0.3 and 1 metre high. The culm (botany), culms are smooth, rigid, te ...

'' R.Br. - NSW *''

Lepidosperma forsythii ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: ...

'' A.A.Ham. - NSW TAS VIC *''

Lepidosperma gahnioides ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' R.L.Barrett- SA, WA *''

Lepidosperma gibsonii ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' R.L.Barrett - WA *''

Lepidosperma gladiatum ''Lepidosperma gladiatum'' is commonly known as the coast sword-sedge or coastal sword-sedge. It is an evergreen species of sedge that is native to southern coastal areas of Australia. It was described by French botanist Jacques Labillardière in ...

'' Labill. Coast Sword-sedge - NSW SA TAS VIC WA *'' Lepidosperma globosum'' Labill - TAS *'' Lepidosperma gracile'' R.Br. - WA *'' Lepidosperma gunnii'' Boeckeler - NSW QLD TAS VIC *''

Lepidosperma humile ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' (Nees) Boeckeler - WA *'' Lepidosperma inops'' F.Muell. ex Rodway - TAS *''

Lepidosperma jacksonense ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: ...

'' R.L.Barrett - WA *''

Lepidosperma laeve ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' R.Br. - VIC *''

Lepidosperma latens ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia ...

'' K.L.Wilson - NSW *''

Lepidosperma laterale ''Lepidosperma laterale'', commonly known as the variable swordsedge, is a plant found in south-eastern Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand. It is often found on sandy soils or rocky areas in wooded areas. The specific epithet ''laterale'' ...

'' R.Br. Variable Sword-sedge - NSW QLD SA TAS VIC, New Zealand North Island *''

Lepidosperma leptophyllum ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' Benth. - WA *''

Lepidosperma leptostachyum ''Lepidosperma leptostachyum'' is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, a native of Southwest Australia. Taxonomy The first description was given in an 1878 monograph by George Bentham, published in the '' Flora of Aus ...

'' Benth. - WA *''

Lepidosperma limicola ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: ...

'' N.A.Wakef. - NSW QLD VIC *''

Lepidosperma lineare ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' R.Br - NSW QLD TAS VIC *''

Lepidosperma longitudinale ''Lepidosperma longitudinale'' is commonly known as the pithy sword-sedge or pith saw-sedge. It is an evergreen species of sedge that is native to swampy areas of most Australian states. It was described by French botanist Jacques Labillardière ...

'' Labill. Pithy Sword-sedge - Australia (all 6 states) *''

Lepidosperma lyonsii ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' R.L.Barrett - WA *''

Lepidosperma muelleri ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' Boeckeler - SA VIC *''

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

'' Kunth - NSW SA VIC *''

Lepidosperma obtusum ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' Kük - WA *''

Lepidosperma oldfieldii ''Lepidosperma oldfieldii'' is a sedge (in the family Cyperaceae) that is native to Tasmania. It was first described in 1860 by Joseph Hooker. Hooker Hooker may refer to: People * Hooker (surname) Places Antarctica * Mount Hooker (Antarct ...

'' Hook.f. TAS *''

Lepidosperma pauperum ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: ...

'' Kük - New Caledonia *'' Lepidosperma perplanum'' Guillaumin - New Caledonia *''

Lepidosperma persecans ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' S.T.Blake - WA *''

Lepidosperma perteres ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' C.B.Clarke - New Caledonia *''

Lepidosperma pruinosum ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: ...

'' Kuk. - WA *''

Lepidosperma pubisquameum ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' Steud. - WA *''

Lepidosperma quadrangulatum ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' A.A.Ham. - NSW QLD *''

Lepidosperma resinosum ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: ...

'' (Lehm.) F.Muell. - WA *''

Lepidosperma rigidulum ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' (Kük.) K.L.Wilson - WA *'' Lepidosperma rostratum'' S.T.Blake - WA *''

Lepidosperma rupestre ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' Benth Kalbarri Lepidosperma - WA *''

Lepidosperma sanguinolentum ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' K.L.Wilson - WA *''

Lepidosperma scabrum ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' Nees - WA *''

Lepidosperma semiteres ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' Boeck. - NSW SA VIC *''

Lepidosperma sieberi ''Lepidosperma sieberi'' is a grass-like plant found in southern Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian co ...

'' Kunth - NSW TAS VIC *''

Lepidosperma squamatum ''Lepidosperma squamatum'' is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is native to Southwest Australia. It was described by Jacques Labillardière in '' Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen'' (1805). The specific epithet ...

'' Labill. - WA *''

Lepidosperma striatum ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' R.Br. - WA *''

Lepidosperma tenue ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' Benth. - WA *''

Lepidosperma tetraquetrum ''Lepidosperma tetraquetrum'' is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Southwest Australia. The rhizomatous sedge typically grows to a height of two to three metres and with a spread of around two and a half metres wide. It is a tu ...

'' Nees - WA *'' Lepidosperma tortuosum'' F.Muell.) - NSW TAS VIC *''

Lepidosperma tuberculatum ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' Nees - NSW QLD WAU *''

Lepidosperma urophorum ''Lepidosperma urophorum'', the rapier saw sedge is a forest dwelling plant found in south eastern Australia. Often found on sandy soils near streams. It may grow to 1.5 metres high. The specific epithet ''urophorum'' is derived from the Greek ...

'' N.A.Wakef. - NSW QLD VIC *''

Lepidosperma ustulatum ''Lepidosperma'' is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Species Species include: Abb ...

'' Steud. - WA *''

Lepidosperma viscidum ''Lepidosperma viscidum'', the sticky saw sedge, is a grass-like plant found in south eastern Australia. Usually seen in heath and woodland on sandy and rocky sites, it may grow to 60 centimetres high. This is one of the many plants first publi ...

'' R.Br. Sticky Sword Sedge - NSW QLD VIC

References

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