Lepidosperma elatius

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

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|image = Lepidosperma elatius.jpg

|genus = Lepidosperma

|species = elatius

|authority = Labill.

|range_map = Lepidosperma elatiusDistMap20.png

|range_map_caption = Occurrence data from AVH

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Lepidosperma elatius is a species of plant from the sedge family that can be found in Australia (in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania).{{cite web|url=http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:109472|title=Lepidosperma elatius Distribution map|publisher=ALA|website=bie.ala.org}} The plant grows to a height of {{convert|1|-|2.5|m}}, with leaves {{convert|5|-|15|mm}} in width, and which are convex on both sides, with sharp margins. The spikelets have a drooping spray with a length of {{convert|18|-|65|cm}}. The plant flowers from November to April.[http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Residents/Yarra_Ranges_Plant_Directory/Middle_Storey/Grasses_Rushes_and_Sedges/Lepidosperma_elatius Lepidosperma elatius Description (Yarra Ranges Plant Directory)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325122944/http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Residents/Yarra_Ranges_Plant_Directory/Middle_Storey/Grasses_Rushes_and_Sedges/Lepidosperma_elatius |date=2012-03-25 }}