''Gahnia'' (sawsedge, saw-sedge) is a

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s native to

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/ref> The common name is due to the toothed margins. It often forms tussocks.

Species

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Gahnia ancistrophylla ''Gahnia ancistrophylla'', also known as hooked-leaf saw sedge, is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to southern parts of Western Australia, South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) i ...

'' Benth. – Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria *'' Gahnia aristata'' Benth. – Western Australia *''

Gahnia aspera ''Gahnia aspera'' known as the rough saw-sedge or round sawsedge is a tussock forming perennial plant, often seen in moist situations. The long strap like leaves grow to 80 cm long. Originally described by botanist Robert Brown as ''Lampo ...

'' (R.Br.) Spreng. – Maluku, New Guinea, Queensland, New South Wales, Melanesia, Bonin Islands, Hawaii *''

Gahnia australis ''Gahnia australis'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to southern western parts of Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to ...

'' (Nees) K.L.Wilson – Western Australia *'' Gahnia baniensis'' Benl. – Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Vietnam, Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra *'' Gahnia beecheyi'' H.Mann – forest sawsedge – Hawaii *''

Gahnia clarkei ''Gahnia clarkei'' (also known as tall sawsedge) is a species of evergreen plant from a sedge family that can be found in Australia. The plant is high, with the same width. They grow during summer and have large black to brownish flower ...

'' Benl – New Guinea, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria *''

Gahnia decomposita ''Gahnia decomposita'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to southern parts of Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the no ...

'' (R.Br.) Benth. – Western Australia *''

Gahnia deusta ''Gahnia deusta'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to southern parts of Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of ...

'' (R.Br.) Benth. – Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria *'' Gahnia drummondii'' (Steud.) K.L.Wilson – Western Australia *''

Gahnia erythrocarpa ''Gahnia erythrocarpa'' is a leafy sedge, growing up to 2 metres tall. Found in damp areas in forest or woodland in the Sydney district of Australia. This is one of the many plants first published by Robert Brown with the type known as "(J.) v.v. ...

'' R.Br. – New South Wales *'' Gahnia filifolia'' (C.Presl) Kük. ex Benl – New South Wales *''

Gahnia filum ''Gahnia filum'', the chaffy saw-sedge, is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, endemic to Australia. It grows to between 60 and 110 cm in height. The species occurs in coastal salt marsh in the states of New South Wales ...

'' (Labill.) F.Muell.— chaffy sawsedge – Australia, all states except Queensland *'' Gahnia graminifolia'' Rodway – Tasmania *''

Gahnia grandis ''Gahnia grandis'' is a Bunch grass, tussock-forming perennial plant found in southeastern mainland Australia and Tasmania. Originally described by botanist Jacques Labillardière as ''Scleria grandis'' in 1800, it was placed in its current gen ...

'' (Labill.) S.T.Blake – Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria *'' Gahnia halmaturina'' R.L.Barrett & K.L.Wilson – South Australia *''

Gahnia howeana '' Gahnia howeana '' is a flowering plant in the sedge family. The specific epithet refers to Lord Howe Island, where it is found. It was formerly lumped with ''Gahnia xanthocarpa'', which is now considered to be endemic to New Zealand. Descrip ...

'' R.O.Gardner – Lord Howe Island *''

Gahnia hystrix ''Gahnia hystrix'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to parts of Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island (, ) is Australia's third-largest island, after Tasmania and Melville Island, Northern Territory, Melvi ...

'' J.M.Black – Kangaroo Island *'' Gahnia insignis'' S.T.Blake – Queensland, New South Wales *'' Gahnia javanica'' Moritzi – Yunnan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Philippines, New Guinea, Solomon Islands *'' Gahnia lacera'' (R.Lesson ex A.Rich.) Steud. – Cutty grass – New Zealand North Island *'' Gahnia lanaiensis'' O.Deg., I.Deg. & J.Kern -- Lanaʻi sawsedge – Lanaʻi Island of Hawai'i *'' Gahnia lanigera'' (R.Br.) Benth. – Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales *'' Gahnia marquisensis'' F.Br. – Marquesas *'' Gahnia melanocarpa'' R.Br. – Black-fruit saw-sedge – Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria *'' Gahnia microcarpa'' Guillaumin – New Caledonia *'' Gahnia microstachya'' Benth. – Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania *'' Gahnia novocaledonensis'' Benl – New Caledonia *'' Gahnia pauciflora'' Kirk – Cutting sedge – New Zealand North and South Islands *'' Gahnia procera'' J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. – Mountain sedge – New Zealand North and South Islands *'' Gahnia radula'' (R.Br.) Benth. – Thatch saw-sedge – Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, South Australia *''

Gahnia rigida ''Gahnia rigida'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to parts of New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North ...

'' Kirk – New Zealand North and South Islands *'' Gahnia schoenoides'' G.Forst. – Society Islands *'' Gahnia sclerioides'' K.L.Wilson – Western Australia *'' Gahnia setifolia'' Hook.f. – Māpere, razor sedge – New Zealand North and South Islands *'' Gahnia sieberiana'' Kunth – Red-fruited saw sedge – Australia, New Guinea, Sulawesi, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia *'' Gahnia sinuosa'' J.Raynal – New Caledonia *''

Gahnia subaequiglumis ''Gahnia subaequiglumis'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to eastern parts of Australia from south eastern Queensland to Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Que ...

'' S.T.Blake – Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria *'' Gahnia trifida'' Labill. – Coast saw-sedge – Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia *'' Gahnia tristis'' Nees in W.J.Hooker & G.A.W.Arnott – China, Ryukyu Islands, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra *'' Gahnia vitiensis'' Rendle -- Fijian sawsedge – Fiji, Hawaii *'' Gahnia xanthocarpa'' (Hook.f.) Hook.f. – Māpere, gahnia – New Zealand North and South Islands

Conservation

The species ''Gahnia lanaiensis'' has been known as a rare

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plant from the

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an island of

Lanai Lānai is the sixth-largest of the Hawaiian Islands and the smallest publicly accessible inhabited island in the chain. It is colloquially known as the Pineapple Island because of its past as an island-wide pineapple plantation. The island's on ...

and it was federally listed as an

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of the United States. In 2010, however, research suggested that the Lanai plants are actually '' Gahnia lacera'' introduced from

in the early 20th century.Koyama, T. (2010)
On the identity of ''Gahnia lanaiensis'' O. Deg., I. Deg. & J. Kern (Cyperaceae) of Hawai‘i.
''Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2008'' Evenhuis, N. L. and L. G. Eldredge, Eds. ''Bishop Museum Occasional Papers'' 107: 29–32.

References

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