Chaffy Saw-sedge

COMMON NAME : Chaffy Saw-sedge

BOTANICAL NAME : Gahnia filum

FAMILY : Cyperaceae

PLANT GROUP : Grasses, Rushes & Sedges

SIZE : Small <2m

EVC : Coastal Saltmarsh

LOCAL NOTES:

Occurs in the Shallow Inlet saltmarsh area where is it found in the zone closest to land.

Here it and Sea Rush (Juncus kraussii) form a ribbon-like edge differentiating saltmarsh from the coastal dune scrub.

Contributor : HB

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