Gahnia erythrocarpa R.Br.

Nut 4–5 mm long, obtuse or truncate, usually bright reddish-brown. Glumes acute to acuminate, black or dark brown; upper ones obtuse. Spikelets 7–8 mm long. Culms up to 2 m high. Leaves usually as long as the culms, c. 1 cm wide. Coast and adjacent plateaus. Damp hillsides on Ss