Sticky saw sedge

Lepidosperma viscidum, the sticky saw sedge, is a grass-like plant found in south eastern Australia. Usually seen in heath and woodland on sandy and rocky sites, it may grow to 60 centimetres high. This is one of the many plants first published by Robert Brown with the type known as "(M.) v.v." appearing in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen in 1810. The specific epithet viscidum is derived from the Latin with a meaning of "sticky", which refers to the sticky resin from the base and margins of the leaves and stem margins. On drying, the resin turns a red colour.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Sticky saw sedge being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Lepidosperma sieberi
• Lepidosperma longitudinale
• Lepidosperma laterale
• Lepidosperma gladiatum
• Anarthria scabra

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Cyperaceae

Genus

Lepidosperma

Species

Lepidosperma viscidum

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