Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes

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May I highly recommend to each of you making plants' sightings here in NatureMapr,
one of the top in the world, plant identification processes, guide books and references,

by:
excellent Ian D. Clarke (1950–)
botanist from the National Herbarium of Vic. and Royal Botanic Gardens :

(2015)
Name those grasses :
identifying grasses, sedges and rushes.
Melbourne, Victoria :
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria .
ISBN: 9780980407648 .
https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6936301
–includes grasses (Poaceae) but as said in the subtitle, not only grasses, furthermore sedges (Cyperaceae) and rushes (Restionaceae) .
– available in printed paperback book .

All the best,
Jason Stewart 2025 June 17th .

Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes

Featured sightings

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (River Club-rush) at Garran, ACT - 31 Mar 2024 by Tapirlord

Lomandra filiformis (Wattle Mat-rush) at Aranda, ACT - 29 Oct 2020 by Jubeyjubes

Carex hypandra (Alpine Fen-Sedge) at Kosciuszko, NSW - 22 Jan 2023 by NedJohnston

Juncus (genus) (A Rush) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2021 by ConBoekel

Carex gaudichaudiana (Fen Sedge) at Kowen, ACT - 13 Oct 2019 by JaneR

Latest sightings

Cyperus eragrostis (Umbrella Sedge) at Hackett, ACT - 21 Aug 2025 by HappyWanderer

Schoenus ericetorum (Heathy Bog-sedge) at Buxton, NSW - 18 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Lomandra longifolia at Lakesland, NSW - 18 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Lomandra longifolia (Spiny-headed Mat-rush, Honey Reed) at Deer Vale, NSW - 1 Jul 2025 by jason_john

Juncus (genus) (A Rush) at Deer Vale, NSW - 1 Jul 2025 by jason_john

Caustis pentandra (Thick Twig-rush) at Wattle Ridge, NSW - 19 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Caustis flexuosa (Curly Wigs) at Lakesland, NSW - 18 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Gahnia aspera (Red-berried Saw-sedge) at Nambucca Heads, NSW - 18 Aug 2025 by trevorpreston

Lomandra longifolia (Spiny-headed Mat-rush, Honey Reed) at Valla Beach, NSW - 17 Aug 2025 by trevorpreston

Unverified Rush, Sedge or Mat Rush at Valla Beach, NSW - 17 Aug 2025 by trevorpreston

Lomandra (genus) at Repton, NSW - 16 Aug 2025 by trevorpreston

Lepyrodia verruculosa at Sassafras, NSW - 13 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Gahnia subaequiglumis (Bog Saw-sedge) at Tharwa, ACT - 15 Aug 2025 by Mike

Lomandra longifolia at Caparra, NSW - 15 Aug 2025 by maznee

Schoenus ericetorum (Heathy Bog-sedge) at Sassafras, NSW - 13 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Lomandra glauca (Pale Mat-rush) at Boolijah, NSW - 13 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Lepidosperma laterale (Variable Sword Sedge) at Boolijah, NSW - 13 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Chaetospora turbinata (Top Bog-sedge) at Sassafras, NSW - 13 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Fimbristylis dichotoma (A Sedge) at Tibooburra, NSW - 18 Jun 2025 by Tapirlord

Carex appressa at Boolijah, NSW - 13 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Lomandra multiflora (Many-flowered Matrush) at Boolijah, NSW - 13 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Lepidosperma laterale (Variable Sword Sedge) at Sassafras, NSW - 13 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Lomandra obliqua (Twisted Matrush) at Sassafras, NSW - 13 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Caustis flexuosa (Curly Wigs) at Sassafras, NSW - 13 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Juncus (genus) (A Rush) at Cabramurra, NSW - 8 Aug 2025 by Jennybach

Juncus alexandri subsp. alexandri at Tharwa, ACT - 8 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Empodisma minus (Spreading Rope-rush) at Tharwa, ACT - 8 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Machaerina gunnii (Slender Twig-rush) at Tharwa, ACT - 8 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Gahnia subaequiglumis (Bog Saw-sedge) at Tharwa, ACT - 8 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Isolepis subtilissima (Dwarf Clubsedge) at Tharwa, ACT - 23 Nov 2021 by JaneR

Gahnia subaequiglumis (Bog Saw-sedge) at Tharwa, ACT - 4 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Carex bichenoviana (A Sedge ) at Tharwa, ACT - 4 Aug 2025 by JaneR

Lepidosperma urophorum (Tailed Rapier-sedge) at Greenwich Park, NSW - 2 Aug 2025 by trevorpreston

Luzula densiflora (Dense Wood-rush) at Garran, ACT - 8 Oct 2022 by JaneR

Juncus (genus) (A Rush) at Harrison, ACT - 13 Mar 2020 by AndyRoo

Carex appressa (Tall Sedge) at Harrison, ACT - 13 Mar 2020 by AndyRoo

Isolepis gaudichaudiana (Benambra Club-sedge) at Captains Flat, NSW - 20 Jan 2025 by JaneR

Unverified Rush, Sedge or Mat Rush at Noosa Heads, QLD - 3 Jul 2025 by ConBoekel

Unverified Rush, Sedge or Mat Rush at Litchfield Park, NT - 7 Jul 2025 by Mike

Typha domingensis (Bullrush) at Leeton, NSW - 14 Jun 2025 by Tapirlord

Unverified Rush, Sedge or Mat Rush at Coolum Beach, QLD - 12 Jul 2025 by ConBoekel

Typha sp. (Cumbungi) at Mitchell, ACT - 16 Jul 2019 by AndyRoo

Lepidosperma laterale at Noosa Heads, QLD - 3 Jul 2025 by ConBoekel

Lomandra laxa (Mat-Rush) at Noosa Heads, QLD - 3 Jul 2025 by ConBoekel

Lepidosperma laterale at Noosa Heads, QLD - 2 Jul 2025 by ConBoekel

Lomandra longifolia (Spiny-headed Mat-rush, Honey Reed) at Noosa Heads, QLD - 2 Jul 2025 by ConBoekel

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JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

18 Aug 2025

Looks like a species of the genus _Lepidosperma_ in the distance (focus) ?

Fertile parts will show us answers .

Unverified Rush, Sedge or Mat Rush

JaneR wrote:

17 Aug 2025

yes, its true that Rough Saw Sedge usually refers to Gahnia aspera, however G. aspera doesn't occur in the ACT. The only Gahnia occurring in the ACT, according to ACT Plant Census (prepared by National Herbarium) is Gahnia subaequiglumis.

Gahnia subaequiglumis

Mike wrote:

17 Aug 2025

Sign at the carpark says this is rough saw-sedge, which is the common name for Gahnia aspera.

Gahnia subaequiglumis

JaneR wrote:

17 Aug 2025

Certainly an ID challenge . . .

Unverified Rush, Sedge or Mat Rush

trevorpreston wrote:

17 Aug 2025

This was a hard one to photograph. Very vertical stems tightly bunched, flat leaves with vertical veining as seen in one of the photos. Unfortunately no flowers but I thought the form might be somewhat diagnostic

Unverified Rush, Sedge or Mat Rush