Isolepis fluitans var. fluitans
Floating Club-rush
Slender perennial herb, erect and tufted, spreading or submerged with lengthening stems. Stems weak and leafy.
Additional information
- FamilyCyperaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizeto 15 cm high
- Plant groupingAquatic & Semi aquatic
- LeavesPale green thread-like leaves along stems.
- Flower colourPale green to straw coloured
- Flowering timeOctober to February
- FlowersSingle, flattened, elliptic spikelet 3-5 mm long at end of stems, with 5-10 flowers. Lower bracts spirally arranged. Leafy bract at base of spikelet generally shorter than spikelet.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatYes
- Growing conditionsAquatic or terrestrial in swamps and watercourses. Semi-shade.
- Garden useA dainty little rush for small water features.
- Commercially availableWholesale only - order in advance
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
- Related speciesIsolepis fluitans var. lenticularis has been collected from below Millgrove/Warburton area. An aquatic herb, it differs from var. fluitans in that the floral bracts always exceed the spikelets and offshoots which grow from the flowerhead.
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