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Lepidosperma effusum
Lepidosperma effusum, commonly known as the riverside sword sedge or spreading sword sedge, is an evergreen species of sedge that is native to southwest Western Australia.
Lepidosperma effusum is sold commercially and can be grown in a full or part sun position and will tolerate a light frost. It can be grown in large ceramic pots.
It occurs along the edges of creeks and streams and around swamps from the Perth region south through the Margaret River region and eastwards to Albany where it grows in sandy or loamy soils.
Like many sedges, it is important to improve water quality it wetlands. The shallow spreading surface roots bind soil and prevent erosion. They form dense stands along foreshores or around wetlands that trap soil and water run-off, which in turn limits the transfer of nutrients into waterbodies. They can accumulate significant amounts of nutrients in stems and
Lepidosperma amantiferrum · Lepidosperma angustatum · Lepidosperma asperatum · Lepidosperma avium · Lepidosperma benthamianum · Lepidosperma bungalbin · Hoary Rapier Sedge · Lepidosperma chinense · Lepidosperma concavum · Tall Sword Sedge · Common Rapier Sedge · Coast Sword Sedge
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lepidosperma effusum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
