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Cyathochaeta diandra
Also called Spear Grass
Sheath rush is a tufted, grass-like sedge native to eastern and southeastern Australia, found in dry sandy woodland and heath. It is rarely grown in gardens, and it is grown mainly for its hardiness in sandy, free-draining conditions.
Cyathochaeta diandra is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to eastern and southeastern Australia. It is commonly known as sheath rush or spear grass.
It is a tufted sedge which flowers in spring and summer. It is native to southern Queensland, New South Wales, and northeastern Victoria states from sea level to 1000 metres elevation. It grows in sandy soils, often over sandstone or laterite, in coastal and inland dry sclerophyll forest and woodland, often associated with species of Eucalyptus, Acacia, and Leptospermum, and in heath and scrub. It is common on roadsides.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
