Plants of the Castlemaine District

Tall Flat-sedge - native (Cyperus exaltatus)

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Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family).

Australia, Asia, Africa, South America.

Occurrence: Streams and fresh water.

Identification:

Name. Cyperus: from the Greek cypeiros, the name for a sedge.

1: Pressed specimen. Tooboorac. 2: Tall Flat-sedge. Wakool River. The large size, the long-leafy bracts and the numerous flowers make this a distinctive sedge.