Short-stem Sedge

Short-stem Sedge
Short-stem Sedge

Short-stem Sedge

Carex breviculmis

Perennial.  Widespread in saltmarshes, grassy wetlands and plains grasslands.

Details Description
Type
Graminoid
Group
Sedge
Identifying Characteristics

Small, densely tufted sedge, 10-35 cm tall and 20-40 cm wide, with rough triangular stems. Rhizome short. Green, flat grass-like leaves to 35 cm long and 2-3 mm wide. Flower spikes are hidden in the foliage. Flower spikes contain 2-5 cylindrical shaped spikes between 5-25 mm in length. Flowers August-December.
Distinctive Features

Emergent narrow leaves. The fruit has long hairs, pale green to yellow-brown. The nut is oval in shape and pale yellow.
Life Form Group
Graminoid
Life Form Codes
Tiny Tufted Graminoid (TTG)
EVC types
EVC 649: Stony Knoll Shrubland
Native Status
Native to Australia
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
Species
breviculmis
Short-stem Sedge
Occurs in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania. Also found in Asia and the Pacific Islands.

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.