Abildgaardia macrantha

{{Short description|Species of grass-like plant}}

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|genus = Abildgaardia

|species = macrantha

|authority = (Boeckeler) Goetgh.

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|Fimbristylis macrantha|Boeckeler

|Iria macrantha|(Boeckeler) Kuntze

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Abildgaardia macrantha, synonym Fimbristylis macrantha, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.

The perennial grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of {{convert|0.4|to|0.7|m|ft|2}} and has a tufted habit. It blooms between January and March and produces brown flowers.{{FloraBase|name=Fimbristylis macrantha|id=861}}

In Western Australia it is found on rocky hills and scree slopes in the Kimberley region where it grows in gravelly lateritic soils.

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