Carex longebrachiata

Carex longebrachiata, commonly known as Australian sedge or drooping sedge, is a plant species in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is native to Australia.

Description

It is high with the leaves being strongly keeled, Y-shaped and are wide. The species culms are erect, smooth on the bottom and scabrous above. They are in length and are circa in diameter. It has drooped inflorescence which are in length and are usually longer than the culm. The species have 1-8 spikes which are long-pedicellate and droop by maturity. They are long and are distant from each other. The upper spike is gynaecandrous but under rare circumstances can be androgynaecandrous. Glumes are yellowish-brown to red-brown are acute, obtuse and mucronate. Female glumes are while narrowly obovoid utricles are long and wide. They are hispid above, pale brown coloured while their beak is in length. Its apex is split with the anthers being circa in length.