Leptocarpus (plant)

Leptocarpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Leptocarpus
R. Br. 1810 not Willd. ex Link 1820 (syn of Tamonea in Verbenaceae)
Synonyms
  • Schoenodum Labill.

Leptocarpus is a genus of dioeceous rush-like perennial plants described as a genus in 1810.

The genus as currently conceived is entirely endemic to Australia. A few species native to other places were formerly included, but they have been moved to other genera.