Gahnia R.J.Forst. & G.Forst. >
Spikelets with 1 or 2 flowers; an apparently terminal bisexual flower (very rarely with an imperfect one below it). Inflorescence erect or narrowly spreading
Spikelets erect in dense terminal clusters. Inflorescence ± interrupted. Flowering glumes orbicular, very obtuse, c. 5 mm diam., brown. Nut smooth, brownish-red, with a distinct mucro, c. 5 mm long. Leaves scabrous on the back, often c. 80 cm long. Culms usually 40–50 cm high. Widespread. Damp places Gahnia aspera