Scientific Name: Uncinia elegans

Common Name: handsome hooksedge

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Cyperaceae

Threatened Species Status: Rare

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: Tufted perennial sedge with erect or curved stems, forms small mats.

Height (m): 0.05 – 0.25

Flowers: Flowers in 2-7cm long spikes.

Fruit: Nut – brown.