Scientific Name: Carex horsfieldii

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  • Derivation:
    Sub-tropical rainforest
  • Type:
    Sedge
  • Family:
    CYPERACEAE
  • Species List:
    SRR, Upper Yandina Creek, Rainforest, Kin Kin Scrub, Dandaloo
Identification Notes

Stigmas 3 Spikes in large branched spreading terminal panicles 20-35 cm long|| **Identifying features - Carex sp**|| Culms: Triangular|| Inflorescence: Spikes 1-many, cylindrical, stalk present or absent; spikelets few to many|| Involucral bracts: Leaf-like|| Leaves: Basal, flat.||

Associated Fauna

Butterfly host plant: Spotted skipper, White grassdart. ||