Tall saw-sedge (Gahnia clarkei)

Tall saw-sedge, a reference photo — Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Gahnia clarkei (also known as tall sawsedge) is a species of evergreen plant from a sedge family that can be found in Australia. The plant is 1.5–2 metres (4 ft 11 in – 6 ft 7 in) high, with the same width. They grow during summer and have large black to brownish flowers. The flowers contain heads that produce small red seeds.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Tall 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

Gahnia sieberiana
Gahnia grandis
Gahnia melanocarpa
Gahnia radula
Lepidosperma effusum
Cladium procerum

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Gahnia
Species: Gahnia clarkei

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