''Lepidosperma viscidum'', the sticky saw sedge, is a grass-like plant found in south eastern

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. 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 published by Robert Brown with the

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known as "(M.) v.v." appearing in his '' Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen'' in 1810. The specific epithet ''viscidum'' is derived from the Latin with a meaning of "sticky", which refers to the sticky resin from the base and margins of the leaves and stem margins. On drying, the resin turns a red colour.Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 294

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viscidum Flora of New South Wales Flora of Victoria (state) Flora of Queensland Flora of South Australia Flora of Tasmania Poales of Australia Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773) Plants described in 1810 {{Australia-plant-stub