Lepidosperma Labill.
Spikelets numerous in a terminal panicle Lepidosperma
Culms terete or nearly so or with 4 angles
Inflorescences not spreading; the rhachis straight
Spikelets loosely arranged
Leaf sheaths pale yellow to reddish Lepidosperma filiforme
Leaf sheath black to dark red-brown. Inflorescence erect, narrow, 4–12 cm long; the rhachis straight. Spikelets 7–9 cm long. Nut greyish. Perianth scales ovate-elliptic, ± equal. Culms erect, straight, up to 1 m high. Widespread. Sandy soils Lepidosperma urophorum