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Warriewood Wetlands Project

The sword-shaped, angular or slightly flattened stems of B.rubiginosa rise a metre or so from a scaly creeping, lying down stem and bear narrow, iregular groups of flowers very close together on red-brown spikelets.The clusters occur together on a long and short stalks.

The 1 or 2 leaves on the stems have long sheaths and short channelled blades.

It has a shiny reddish nut, about 3mm long.

HABITAT: Wet or swampy ground.

DISTRUBUTION: Wide spread on coast and tablelands throughout N.S.W.

FLOWERING: October - December.

Bibliography :

Native Plants Of The Sydney District
By Alan Fairley and Philip Moore
ISBN: 0 86417 261 3

Research by Lucie P. and Amanda D. 5F.

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