Greg's Indigenous Plants & Landscapes

Plants that look like grasses but are not from the Poacea plant family...

 

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	Scientific name:     Carex appressa Common name:     Tall Sedge Distribution of the species:          Click here to enlarge image     Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and     used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian     Herbaria(CHAH) Flowering Period: September - January Edible parts: Maximum height: 1.5m Maximum spread: 60cm Drought tolerance: LOW                       HIGH Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils. Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade. Waterlogging tolerance: Frequent Comments: Great plant but beware that the leaves have serrated edges that will give you nasty paper cuts. Size: Tube Price: $3.50 Quantity so far: 0
	Scientific name:     Carex incomitata Common name:     Sedge Distribution of the species:          Click here to enlarge image     Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and     used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian     Herbaria(CHAH) Flowering Period: September - January Edible parts: Maximum height: 50cm Maximum spread: 50cm Drought tolerance: LOW                       HIGH Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils. Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade. Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal Comments: Size: Tube Price: $3.50 Quantity so far: 0
	Scientific name:     Carex inversa Common name:     Knob Sedge Distribution of the species:          Click here to enlarge image     Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and     used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian     Herbaria(CHAH) Flowering Period: September - January Edible parts: Maximum height: 30cm Maximum spread: 50cm Drought tolerance: LOW                       HIGH Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils. Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade. Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal Comments: Size: Tube Price: $3.50 Quantity so far: 0
	Scientific name:     Cyperus lucidus Common name:     Leafy Flat Sedge Distribution of the species:          Click here to enlarge image     Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and     used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian     Herbaria(CHAH) Flowering Period: September - January Edible parts: Maximum height: 1.5m Maximum spread: 60cm Drought tolerance: LOW                       HIGH Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils. Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade. Waterlogging tolerance: Frequent Comments: Size: Tube Price: $3.50 Quantity so far: 0
	Scientific name:     Ficinia nodosa Common name:     Knobby Club Rush Distribution of the species:          Click here to enlarge image     Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and     used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian     Herbaria(CHAH) Flowering Period: Most of the year Edible parts: Maximum height: 1.0m Maximum spread: 1.0cm Drought tolerance: LOW                       HIGH Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils. Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade. Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal Comments: Size: Tube Price: $3.50 Quantity so far: 0
	Scientific name:     Gahnia sieberiana Common name:     Red Fruit Saw Sedge Distribution of the species:          Click here to enlarge image     Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and     used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian     Herbaria(CHAH) Flowering Period: September - January Edible parts: Maximum height: 2.5m Maximum spread: 2m Drought tolerance: LOW                       HIGH Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils. Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade. Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal Comments: Size: Tube Price: $3.50 Quantity so far: 0
	Scientific name:     Lomandra confertifolia ssp confertifolia Common name:     Mat Rush Distribution of the species:          Click here to enlarge image     Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and     used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian     Herbaria(CHAH) Flowering Period: September - December Edible parts: Maximum height: 50cm Maximum spread: 80cm Drought tolerance: LOW                       HIGH Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils. Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade. Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal Comments: Size: Tube Price: $3.50 Quantity so far: 0
	Scientific name:     Lomandra confertifolia ssp leptostachya Common name:     Mat Rush Distribution of the species:          Click here to enlarge image     Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and     used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian     Herbaria(CHAH) Flowering Period: September - December Edible parts: Maximum height: 50cm Maximum spread: 80cm Drought tolerance: LOW                       HIGH Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils. Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade. Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal Comments: Size: 14cm pot Price: $9.50 Quantity so far: 0
	Scientific name:     Lomandra confertifolia ssp pallida Common name:     Mat Rush Distribution of the species:          Click here to enlarge image     Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and     used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian     Herbaria(CHAH) Flowering Period: September - December Edible parts: Maximum height: 60cm Maximum spread: 80cm Drought tolerance: LOW                       HIGH Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils. Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade. Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal Comments: Size: 14cm pot Price: $8.50 Quantity so far: 0
	Scientific name:     Lomandra confertifolia ssp rubiginosa Common name:     Mat Rush Distribution of the species:          Click here to enlarge image     Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and     used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian     Herbaria(CHAH) Flowering Period: September - December Edible parts: Maximum height: 50cm Maximum spread: 80cm Drought tolerance: LOW                       HIGH Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils. Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade. Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal Comments: Size: Tube Price: $3.50 Quantity so far: 0
	Scientific name:     Lomandra filiformis Common name:     Wattle Flowered Mat Rush Distribution of the species:          Click here to enlarge image     Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and     used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian     Herbaria(CHAH) Flowering Period: September - December Edible parts: Maximum height: 30cm Maximum spread: 50cm Drought tolerance: LOW                       HIGH Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils. Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade. Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal Comments: Size: Tube Price: $3.50 Quantity so far: 0
	Scientific name:     Lomandra longifolia Common name:     Spiny Mat Rush Distribution of the species:          Click here to enlarge image     Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and     used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian     Herbaria(CHAH) Flowering Period: September - December Edible parts: Maximum height: 1m Maximum spread: 1m Drought tolerance: LOW                       HIGH Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils. Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade. Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal Comments: Size: Tube Price: $3.50 Quantity so far: 0
	Scientific name:     Lomandra longifolia 'fine leaf form' Common name:     Spiny Flowered Mat Rush Distribution of the species:          Click here to enlarge image     Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and     used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian     Herbaria(CHAH) Flowering Period: September - December Edible parts: Maximum height: 1m Maximum spread: 1m Drought tolerance: LOW                       HIGH Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils. Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade. Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal Comments: Size: Tube Price: $3.50 Quantity so far: 0
	Scientific name:     Lomandra longifolia 'fine grey leaf form' Common name:     Spiny Flowered Mat Rush Distribution of the species:          Click here to enlarge image     Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and     used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian     Herbaria(CHAH) Flowering Period: September - December Edible parts: Maximum height: 1m Maximum spread: 1m Drought tolerance: LOW                       HIGH Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils. Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade. Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal Comments: Size: 14cm pot Price: $8.50 Quantity so far: 0
	Scientific name:     Lomandra multiflora Common name:     Many Flowered Mat Rush Distribution of the species:          Click here to enlarge image     Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and     used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian     Herbaria(CHAH) Flowering Period: June - January Edible parts: Maximum height: 80cm Maximum spread: 80cm Drought tolerance: LOW                       HIGH Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils. Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade. Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal Comments: Size: Tube Price: $3.50 Quantity so far: 0
	Scientific name:     Lomandra nana Common name:     Many Flowered Mat Rush Distribution of the species:          Click here to enlarge image     Maps derived from Australia's Virtual Herbarium(AVH) and     used with permission of the Council of Heads of Australasian     Herbaria(CHAH) Flowering Period: September - December Edible parts: Maximum height: 80cm Maximum spread: 80cm Drought tolerance: LOW                       HIGH Preferred soils: Clay or sedimantary to loamy soils. Preferred aspect: Full sun to light shade. Waterlogging tolerance: Seasonal Comments: Size: Tube Price: $3.50 Quantity so far: 0