Carex longebrachiata

Carex longebrachiata, commonly known as Australian sedge or drooping sedge, is a plant species in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is native to Australia.

Description
It is 30 - 90 cm high with the leaves being strongly keeled, Y-shaped and are 3 - 5 mm wide. The species culms are erect, smooth on the bottom and scabrous above. They are 40 – in length and are circa 1.3 mm in diameter. It has drooped inflorescence which are 40 – in length and are usually longer than the culm. The species have 1-8 spikes which are long-pedicellate and droop by maturity. They are 2.5 – long and are distant from each other. The upper spike is gynaecandrous but under rare circumstances can be androgynaecandrous. Glumes are yellowish-brown to red-brown are acute, obtuse and mucronate. Female glumes are 3.5 – while narrowly obovoid utricles are 4.5 – long and 1.5 – wide. They are hispid above, pale brown coloured while their beak is 1.5 – in length. Its apex is split with the anthers being circa 3 mm in length (excluding 0.2 mm appendages).