Lepidosperma

Lepidosperma
Lepidosperma gladiatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Lepidosperma
Labill.
Synonyms
  • Lepidotosperma Roem. & Schult.
  • Machaerina Nees
  • Vauthiera A.Rich. in J.S.C.Dumont d'Urville

Lepidosperma is a genus of flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae. Most of the species are endemic to Australia, with others native to southern China, southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and New Zealand.