Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes
May I highly recommend to each of you making plants' sightings here in NatureMapr,
one of the top in the world, plant identification processes, guide books and references,
by:
excellent Ian D. Clarke (1950–)
botanist from the National Herbarium of Vic. and Royal Botanic Gardens :
(2015)
Name those grasses :
identifying grasses, sedges and rushes.
Melbourne, Victoria :
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria .
ISBN: 9780980407648 .
https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6936301
–includes grasses (Poaceae) but as said in the subtitle, not only grasses, furthermore sedges (Cyperaceae) and rushes (Restionaceae) .
– available in printed paperback book .
All the best,
Jason Stewart 2025 June 17th .
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JaneR
wrote:
11 Feb 2026
The kind of habitats where typically found (eg semi-permanent lagoons) don't occur in ACT. But it is planted into urban wetlands, with potential for spread further. So yes, I think (though hard to prove) that its not native to ACT but is to Southern Tablelands, and beyond.
Machaerina articulata
Mike
wrote:
11 Feb 2026
The sighting page shows this as non-local native but the species page shows it as local native. Is it native to SE NSW but not to ACT?
Machaerina articulata
JaneR
wrote:
3 Jan 2026
Certainly not Lepidosperma laterale as given by Carbon AI.
A cord rush (family Restionaceae), possibly Eurychorda complanata: culms are possibly flattened (second photo) and leaf sheath appears to be consistent with that species but image not quite clear enough.
Unable to enter an ID at family level (ie as Restionaceae). Hopefully someone with familiarity with Restionaceae can confirm or correct.
A cord rush (family Restionaceae), possibly Eurychorda complanata: culms are possibly flattened (second photo) and leaf sheath appears to be consistent with that species but image not quite clear enough.
Unable to enter an ID at family level (ie as Restionaceae). Hopefully someone with familiarity with Restionaceae can confirm or correct.
Lepidosperma laterale
Significant sightings
- Carex chlorantha at Mount Clear, ACT
- Eleocharis sphacelata at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
- Carex chlorantha at Bendoura, NSW
- Eleocharis atricha at QPRC LGA
- Isolepis montivaga at Namadgi National Park
- Eleocharis atricha at Jerrabomberra Grassland
- Isolepis montivaga at Kosciuszko National Park
- Carex capillacea at Namadgi National Park
- Lepidosperma urophorum at Gibraltar Pines
- Cyperus lucidus at Lower Cotter Catchment
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