Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes

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May I highly recommend to each of you making plants' sightings here in NatureMapr,
one of the top in the world, plant identification processes, guide books and references,

by:
excellent Ian D. Clarke (1950–)
botanist from the National Herbarium of Vic. and Royal Botanic Gardens :

(2015)
Name those grasses :
identifying grasses, sedges and rushes.
Melbourne, Victoria :
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria .
ISBN: 9780980407648 .
https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6936301
–includes grasses (Poaceae) but as said in the subtitle, not only grasses, furthermore sedges (Cyperaceae) and rushes (Restionaceae) .
– available in printed paperback book .

All the best,
Jason Stewart 2025 June 17th .

Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes

Featured sightings

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (River Club-rush) at Garran, ACT - 31 Mar 2024 by Tapirlord

Lomandra filiformis (Wattle Mat-rush) at Aranda, ACT - 29 Oct 2020 by Jubeyjubes

Carex hypandra (Alpine Fen-Sedge) at Kosciuszko, NSW - 22 Jan 2023 by NedJohnston

Juncus (genus) (A Rush) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2021 by ConBoekel

Carex gaudichaudiana (Fen Sedge) at Kowen, ACT - 13 Oct 2019 by JaneR

Latest sightings

Carex appressa (Tall Sedge) at Wallaroo, NSW - 17 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Fimbristylis dichotoma (A Sedge) at Theodore, ACT - 23 Jan 2025 by MichaelBedingfield

Juncus australis (Australian Rush) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 17 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Eleocharis acuta (Common Spike-rush) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 17 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Gahnia sieberiana (Red-fruit Saw-sedge) at Rossi, NSW - 7 Aug 2024 by JaneR

Lomandra longifolia (Spiny-headed Mat-rush, Honey Reed) at Isaacs, ACT - 22 Jun 2025 by Mike

Juncus acutus at Reids Flat, NSW - 20 Jun 2025 by Crystal653

Lepidosperma gladiatum at Green Cape, NSW - 21 Jun 2025 by Hejor1

Juncus usitatus (Common Rush) at Lake George, NSW - 11 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Lomandra longifolia (Spiny-headed Mat-rush, Honey Reed) at Lake George, NSW - 11 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Carex tereticaulis (Poongort) at Lake George, NSW - 11 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Caustis flexuosa (Curly Wigs) at Green Cape, NSW - 21 Jun 2025 by Hejor1

Gahnia (genus) at Green Cape, NSW - 21 Jun 2025 by Hejor1

Ficinia nodosa (Knobby Club-rush) at Green Cape, NSW - 21 Jun 2025 by Hejor1

Cyperus eragrostis (Umbrella Sedge) at Tharwa, ACT - 11 Apr 2025 by ConBoekel

Juncus vaginatus (Clustered Rush) at Tharwa, ACT - 11 Apr 2025 by ConBoekel

Baloskion australe (Mountain Cordrush) at Tharwa, ACT - 11 Apr 2025 by ConBoekel

Carex appressa (Tall Sedge) at Tharwa, ACT - 11 Apr 2025 by ConBoekel

Juncus (genus) (A Rush) at Tharwa, ACT - 10 Apr 2025 by ConBoekel

Baloskion australe (Mountain Cordrush) at Palerang, NSW - 18 Jun 2025 by JaneR

Lepidosperma (genus) (A Sword Sedge) at Palerang, NSW - 18 Jun 2025 by JaneR

Empodisma minus (Spreading Rope-rush) at Palerang, NSW - 18 Jun 2025 by JaneR

Juncus fockei (A Rush) at Palerang, NSW - 18 Jun 2025 by JaneR

Juncus sarophorus (Broom Rush) at Forbes Creek, NSW - 18 Jun 2025 by JaneR

Lomandra (genus) (A Matrush) at Whitlam, ACT - 26 Oct 2024 by AlisonMilton

Lomandra filiformis (Wattle Mat-rush) at Whitlam, ACT - 26 Oct 2024 by AlisonMilton

Lepidosperma laeve at Beaumaris, VIC - 13 Dec 2016 by JasonPStewartNMsnc2016

Lepidosperma laeve at Black Rock, VIC - 23 Dec 2016 by JasonPStewartNMsnc2016

Hypolaena fastigiata (Tassel Rope-rush) at Sandringham, VIC - 10 Dec 2016 by JasonPStewartNMsnc2016

Lepidosperma laterale (Variable Sword Sedge) at Kambah, ACT - 10 Jun 2025 by jac

Unverified Rush, Sedge or Mat Rush at Sutton, NSW - 2 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Juncus usitatus at Crowther, NSW - 15 Jun 2025 by Frecko

Lomandra longifolia (Spiny-headed Mat-rush, Honey Reed) at Alphington, VIC - 14 Jun 2025 by Hejor1

Cyperus eragrostis (Umbrella Sedge) at Alphington, VIC - 14 Jun 2025 by Hejor1

Juncus (genus) (A Rush) at Alphington, VIC - 14 Jun 2025 by Hejor1

Lepidosperma laterale at Jerrawangala, NSW - 8 Jun 2025 by Tapirlord

Hypolaena fastigiata (Tassel Rope-rush) at Vincentia, NSW - 8 Jun 2025 by Tapirlord

Isolepis cernua (Slender Clubrush) at Kambah, ACT - 11 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Juncus remotiflorus (Diffuse Rush) at Crowther, NSW - 12 Jun 2025 by Frecko

Cyperus at Tecoma, VIC - 12 Jun 2025 by Hejor1

Lepidosperma elatius (Tall Sword-sedge) at Sherbrooke, VIC - 12 Jun 2025 by Hejor1

Juncus (genus) (A Rush) at Whitlam, ACT - 11 Jun 2025 by sangio7

Bolboschoenus fluviatilis (Marsh Club-rush) at Lake George, NSW - 11 Jun 2025 by JaneR

Lepidosperma laterale at Bucketty, NSW - 11 Jun 2025 by MartinPredavec

Ficinia nodosa (Knobby Club-rush) at Ventnor, VIC - 10 Jun 2025 by Hejor1

Lomandra longifolia (Spiny-headed Mat-rush, Honey Reed) at Bairnsdale, VIC - 10 Jun 2025 by Hejor1

Cyperus sanguinolentus (A Sedge) at Courabyra, NSW - 10 Apr 2025 by RobCook

Juncus articulatus subsp. articulatus (Jointed Rush) at Braidwood, NSW - 25 Jan 2025 by JaneR

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (River Club-rush) at Braidwood, NSW - 25 Jan 2025 by JaneR

Typha sp. (Cumbungi) at Braidwood, NSW - 25 Jan 2025 by JaneR

Lomandra longifolia (Spiny-headed Mat-rush, Honey Reed) at Albion Park, NSW - 9 Jun 2024 by bereccad

Juncus usitatus (Common Rush) at Kaleen, ACT - 26 May 2025 by ConBoekel

Lomandra longifolia (Spiny-headed Mat-rush, Honey Reed) at Kaleen, ACT - 26 May 2025 by ConBoekel

Typha orientalis (Broad-leaved Cumbumgi) at Kaleen, ACT - 26 May 2025 by ConBoekel

Typha sp. (Cumbungi) at Bruce, ACT - 5 Jun 2025 by WalkYonder

Lepidosperma laterale (Variable Sword Sedge) at Bruce, ACT - 5 Jun 2025 by WalkYonder

Juncus (genus) (A Rush) at Bruce, ACT - 5 Jun 2025 by WalkYonder

Juncus vaginatus at Carwoola, NSW - 4 Jun 2025 by JaneR

Lomandra multiflora (Many-flowered Matrush) at Carwoola, NSW - 4 Jun 2025 by JaneR

Lepidosperma laterale (Variable Sword Sedge) at Carwoola, NSW - 4 Jun 2025 by JaneR

Juncus sp. at Belconnen, ACT - 3 Jun 2025 by sangio7

Lepidosperma laterale (Variable Sword Sedge) at Kambah, ACT - 1 Jun 2025 by Jennybach

Lomandra (genus) (A Matrush) at Kambah, ACT - 10 Jun 2025 by jac

Lomandra longifolia at Kambah, ACT - 1 Jun 2025 by Jennybach

Cyperus sphaeroideus (Scented Sedge) at Duffy, ACT - 4 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Cyperus sanguinolentus (A Sedge) at Chapman, ACT - 3 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Carex tereticaulis (Poongort) at Duffy, ACT - 4 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Juncus australis (Australian Rush) at Duffy, ACT - 4 Apr 2025 by Tapirlord

Machaerina gunnii (Slender Twig-rush) at Tennent, ACT - 1 Jun 2025 by JaneR

Juncus (genus) (A Rush) at Gateway Island, VIC - 25 May 2025 by KylieWaldon

Cyperus exaltatus (Tall Flat-sedge, Giant Sedge) at Gateway Island, VIC - 25 May 2025 by KylieWaldon

Baloskion australe (Mountain Cordrush) at Tharwa, ACT - 17 Dec 2023 by JaneR

Lomandra hystrix (creek mat-rush) at Townsville City, QLD - 30 May 2025 by Hejor1

Cyperus involucratus at Townsville City, QLD - 30 May 2025 by Hejor1

Cyperus at Townsville City, QLD - 30 May 2025 by Hejor1

Carex gaudichaudiana (Fen Sedge) at Tharwa, ACT - 17 Dec 2023 by JaneR

Juncus tenuis (Slender Rush) at Tharwa, ACT - 2 Dec 2023 by JaneR

Typha orientalis (Broad-leaved Cumbumgi) at Lake George, NSW - 11 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Cyperus eragrostis (Umbrella Sedge) at Lake George, NSW - 11 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Eleocharis (genus) (Spike-rush) at Lake George, NSW - 11 Mar 2025 by ConBoekel

Ptilothrix deusta at Bundanoon, NSW - 23 Mar 2025 by Tapirlord

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JaneR wrote:

22 Jun 2025

Rationale for ID: Culm looks terete: and Carex tereticaulis is in that area.

Carex tereticaulis

JaneR wrote:

19 Jun 2025

Hi ConBoekel, thanks for your sighting. The media you provided is missing or unclear. To help us verify this sighting, please provide additional media.

Unverified Rush, Sedge or Mat Rush

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

18 Jun 2025

I have added to NatureMapr my 2016 December photographs of clear male and female inflorescences and plants in general, sighting from heathland in Sandringham, Melb., Vic.,
here: Hypolaena fastigiata (Tassel Rope-rush)

References:

• Flora of NSW online PlantNet:  
PlantNET (The NSW Plant Information Network System).
 → https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Hypolaena
 → https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Hypolaena~fastigiata
 Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney.  

.

Hypolaena fastigiata

jac wrote:

18 Jun 2025

Awesome. Thank you for explaining. Much appreciated

Lomandra (genus)

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:

17 Jun 2025

May I highly recommend two top in the world plant identification processes, guide books and references,
by:

excellent Ian D. Clarke (1950–)
botanist from the National Herbarium of Vic. and Royal Botanic Gardens :

• Ian D. Clarke (2015)
Name those grasses :
identifying grasses, sedges and rushes.
Melbourne, Victoria :
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria .
ISBN: 9780980407648 .
https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6936301
–includes grasses (Poaceae) but as said in the subtitle, not only grasses, furthermore sedges (Cyperaceae) and rushes (Restionaceae) .
– available in printed paperback book .

• Ian D. Clarke and Helen Lee 1925- (2019)
Name that flower.
Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press .
https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8127202
ISBN: 9780522876048 .
–guides to all kinds of plants, focussed on Au and south-eastern Au, yet globally useful.
– available in both, printed paperback book and ebook.
.

As ever happy to assist with your learning, together with these top literature .

Lomandra (genus)