paint brush sedge, flatsedge
- Scientific Name
- Cyperus javanicus
- Category
- Plants
A sedge often found growing near water. The stems are used to make the fine single strand paint brushes used for painting cross-hatching or 'rarrk'. The leaves are used to make string for a dilly bag called kolbborn.
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