Uses: A perennial native rush with creeping rhizomes as a bank stabilizer for river banks and estuarine areas of high salinity.
Cultural use: Indigenous peoples roasted and ground the roots for food.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

:LE: Lake Eyre   
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:SL: Southern Lofty
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.