Scientific Name: Rhynchospora rubra

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  • Pronunciation:
    rin-co-SPORE-ah RUB-rah
  • Derivation:
    Rhynchospora: beaked seed rubra:
  • Type:
    Herb Sedge , perennial
  • Family:
    CYPERACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Dense cluster of spikelets, terminal , 1.2-2 cm
  • Fruit:
    Nut with ribbed and rough margin
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wallum Woodland, Freshwater Wetland, damp grassy places
  • Species List:
    EdingtonDr, Cooroibah, Cooroibah airstrip, Weyba Nature Refuge, Eumarella Rd., SRR NNP, SRR, Cooroibah 26.4.09, TAFE, NNS Frog Hollow, BHNR
Identification Notes

Common, triangular stem, Leaves mostly basal with oneor two cauline leaves near base 4-8 bracts spreading up to 6 cm long.

Associated Fauna

Known food plant of Ground Parrots.