Gahnia clarkei Benl

Staminal filaments to 20 mm long. Nut reddish-brown, ovoid, obtuse, 2.5–3 mm long; when ripe it is stuck to the persistent filaments of the flowers and hangs out of the glumes. Culms up to 2 m high. Leaves usually as long as the culms. Coast and adjacent plateaus. Creek banks and margins of swamps