Lepidosperma canescens (common name hoary rapier-sedge)[3] is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to south-east South Australia and Victoria.[4] There are no synonyms.[1][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Lepidosperma |
| Species: | L. canescens
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| Lepidosperma canescens | |
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Description edit
Lepidosperma canescens is a clump-forming perennial with short rhizomes. It has terete, rigid, erect, and smooth culms which are 25–100 cm by 0.8–2.0 mm. The leaf-blades are similar to the culms but usually shorter and from 0.7–2 mm in diameter. The sheaths are yellow-brown to dark grey-brown, and are sometimes a dark reddish near the apex. They are not sticky. The inflorescences are fan-shaped to oblong. They are loose, erect, and 3–8 cm by about 2 cm. The involucral bract is shorter than the inflorescence. The spikelets are 5–7 mm long. The nut is obovoid (2–3 mm by 1.0–1.3 mm), and brown, smooth, and shining.[5]
Uses edit
This sedge was used by Aborigines for weaving artefacts, and is used by the aboriginal artist, Yvonne Koolmatrie, for her weaving.[6][7][8]
References edit
- ^ a b "Lepidosperma canescens". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Boeckeler, J.O. (1874). "Die Cyperaceen den Königlichen Herbariums zu Berlin". Linnaea: Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde. 38 (3): 330.
- ^ "Fact sheet for Lepidosperma canescens". www.flora.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Lepidosperma canescens Boeckeler | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Flora of Victoria: Lepidosperma canescens". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ Selling Yarns (12 August 2007), River Bunyip: Yvonne Koolmatrie, 2003, retrieved 13 March 2020
- ^ Barritt, Michael J. (14 April 2018), Yvonne Koolmatrie, River Dreaming, 2012, sedge rushes (Lepidosperma canescens)., retrieved 13 March 2020
- ^ Hall (Teniche), Theresa (6 July 2017), Sister baskets. Artist: Yvonne Koolmatrie, retrieved 13 March 2020