Gahnia filum
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Gahnia filum, Cherry Lake, Altona, Victoria, Australia
Photograph by Melburnian. Some rights reserved.
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CHAFFY SAW-SEDGE FACTS
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Common Name
Chaffy Saw-sedge
Description
The Chaffy Saw-sedge is a tussock-forming perennial with flat grassy leaves. It has brown flower spikes in spring and summer.
Height
0.4m - 1.5m
Habitat
coastal saltmarsh
Wildlife Interest
attracts moths and butterflies. caterpillar food source. The caterpillar of the Altona Skipper butterfly feeds on this species.
Distribution
New South Wales, Victoria., South Australia, Tasmania.,
Classification
| Class: | Liliopsida | | Order: | Poales | | Family: | Cyperaceae | | Genus: | Gahnia | | Species: | filum | | Common Name: | Chaffy Saw-sedge |
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