Chaffy Saw-sedge
Gahnia filum
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
LEARN MORE:
Species profile for this plant at ALA
Atlas of Living Australia.
Species profile for this plant at VicFlora
Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.
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