Lepidosperma ensiforme

Botanical Name: Lepidosperma ensiforme
Common Name: Arching swordsedge
Family: Cyperaceae
Size: 1-4m L x 8-15cm W
Leaves: Variably slightly curved bottom and top but mainly flat.
Flowers: Flower stems up to 2.5m H x 5-10cm W, slightly curved rib with narrow winged edges. White to cream flower heads 15-80cm L, upright or nodding.
Flowering Time: Autumn
Fruit: Obovoid (egg-shaped with the broadest part at the top) nut, reddish brown when ripe.
Habitat/distribution: Swamps, ditches, coastal riparian scrub, shrubby heath, shrubbery under light forest cover, near sea level to about 500m. Also Vic.

Where to See: Knocklofty Reserve, Red Hill Margate, many Reserves around the state, North West, Midlands, North East, Furneaux, East Coast, South West.
Other notes: Notable for its tall arching flower stems, especially in large swathes.