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Wetland plants of the Hunter NSW

Created by Liz Crane based on Graham Prichard's species list.
This list is an indication of plant species you may encounter in wetlands around the NSW Hunter and Central Coast area. There are many species that can be added to this list, so get involved and help to add them!

Saw-sedges 1
Gahnia
Fimbristylis squarrosa esquarrosa 2
Chorizandra cymbaria 3
Chorizandra sphaerocephala 4
Cladium procerum 4
Cladium mariscus intermedium
Ghania 1
Gahnia
Isolepis
Slender Clubrush
Isolepis cernua
Isolepis inundata 4
Lepidosperma 1
Lepidosperma longitudinale 4
Lepidosperma neesii 4
Baumea acuta 4
Machaerina acuta
Baumea articulata 5
Machaerina articulata
Baumea juncea 2
Machaerina juncea
Baumea rubiginosa 6
Machaerina rubiginosa
Baumea teretifolia 7
Machaerina teretifolia
Baumea tetragona 4
Machaerina tetragona
Cattail-leaved Lepironia 8
Lepironia articulata
California bulrush 9
Schoenoplectus californicus
rough-seed bulrush 10
Schoenoplectus mucronatus
Schoenoplectus subulatus 4
Kapungawha 4
Schoenoplectus validus
Southern Cutty Sedge 6
Carex appressa
Carex fascicularis 11
Carex gaudichaudiana 4
Carex longebrachiata 12
Carex maculata 4
Carex polyantha 4
Sand Sedge 13
Carex pumila
Isolepis prolifer 4
Scirpus prolifer
inflatedscale flatsedge 1
Cyperus aggregatus
Shortleaf Spikesedge 14
Cyperus brevifolius
Variable Flatsedge 15
Cyperus difformis
tall flatsedge 16
Cyperus eragrostis
Giant Sedge 17
Cyperus exaltatus
Umbrella papyrus 18
Cyperus involucratus
Common Leaf-rush 4
Cyperus lucidus
Papyrus sedge 19
Cyperus papyrus
Bunchy flat-sedge 2
Cyperus polystachyos
Cyperus prolifer 8
Sharp Spike Sedge 20
Eleocharis acuta
Eleocharis equisetina 4
Eleocharis dulcis
Slender Spike Sedge 12
Eleocharis gracilis
Eleocharis minuta 4
Eleocharis pachycarpa 4
Kaya 4
Eleocharis sphacelata
Caldwell's Clubrush 21
Bolboschoenus caldwellii
River Bulrush 17
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
Bolboschoenus medianus 4
Common Fringe-rush 22
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Fimbristylis polytrichoides 23
Fimbristylis velata 2
Fimbristylis squarrosa esquarrosa
Schoenus apogon 2

Edited by lizcrane, Steve Lewer, and gcp, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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