Lepidosperma squamatum is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae.

[1] The specific epithet squamatum is derived from the Latin for 'scale', in reference to the form of the bracts.

In Western Australia it is found along the high rainfall southwest coast to the east edge of the Esperance Plains and northern tip of the Geraldton Sandplains regions of the Southwest Australia botanic province.

Lepidosperma squamatum occurs in dunes and swamps over gravel, sandy clay, or calceritic, lateritic or peaty sand.

[1] The seed of the plant is favoured by red-eared firetails (Stagonopleura oculata), an endemic grass finch.