Lepidosperma scabrum

Common name: Scabrid Sword-sedge

Meaning of name:

Lepidosperma is from the Greek words lepis, meaning scale, and sperma, meaning seed. It refers to the scales surrounding the nut. Scabrum is from the Latin word scaber, meaning scabrous (rough and covered with, or as if with, scabs).

Distribution:

Occurs in the south west of Western Australia.

Description:

A herb to 1.5 metres tall. Flowers are borne in April and May.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. Third edition 2019.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2895283

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/944