Stems to 3 m tall. Leaves with blades to 2 m long, 0.5-1.5 cm wide. Male and female cluster segments usually separated by 2-5.5 cm of stem. Male head 15-35 cm long, 0.5-1 cm wide. Female head 12-40 cm long, 0.5-2 cm wide (6-20 times longer than wide), orange-brown.

All Australian states

Naturalised on Lord Howe Island.

Source: Spencer, R. (2005). Typhaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.