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Tall Sedge
Carex appressa
Carex appressa
Perennial. Source of food for caterpillars, nectar for butterflies, shelter for frogs and nesting material for birds. May harbour native Swamp Rats and nesting Rails and provide foraging sites for Crakes.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Graminoid |
| Group | Sedge |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Features | The flowering stems are triangular in cross-section. |
| Life Form Group | Graminoid |
| Life Form Codes | Large Tufted Graminoid (LTG) |
| EVC types | EVC 125: Plains Grassy Wetland EVC 132_61: Heavier-soils Plains Grassland EVC 68: Creekline Grassy Woodland |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Charophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Order | Poales |
| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Genus | Carex |
| Species | appressa |
Occurs in Victoria and New South Wales.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Endangered Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Not listed |
| FFG Act | Not listed |
| EPBC Act | Not listed |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
