Scientific Name: Leptocarpus tenax

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  • Common Name:
    Slender Twine-rush
  • Type:
    Restiad , herbaceous perennial
  • Family:
    RESTIONACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Male flowers in drooping terminal panicles to 10cm long Female spikes are erect and about 1cm long.
  • Species List:
    Emu Swamp, Peregian Boardwalk, SRR NNP, SRR, BHNR
Identification Notes

Stems are greyish-green, leaves reduced to dark brown sheaths.

Associated Fauna

Known food plant of Ground Parrots.