Isolepis inundata
Swamp Club-sedge
Erect or arching open tufted perennial sedge, spreading from underground stems and occasionally offshoots extending from the flowerhead.
Additional information
- FamilyCyperaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size5-50 cm x 10-40 cm
- Plant groupingAquatic & Semi aquatic
- LeavesLeaves reduced to a point or blade to 15 mm long. Leafy bract below flowerhead equal to or larger than flowerhead, to 1.5 cm long.
- Flower colourStraw coloured with dark red-brown patches on sides
- Flowering timeOctober to April
- FlowersFlowerheads of 3-20 angled spikelets 2-6 mm long. Lower bracts spirally arranged, rounded to pointed tip, 2-5 veins. Style 2-branched. Nut shiny pale yellow to light red-brown.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatYes
- Growing conditionsMoist to wet soils in riparian forests and woodlands and on floodplains. Full sun, semi shade.
- Garden useA dainty small tuft for moist areas and beside pools.
- Commercially availableIndigenous nursery
- Conservation statusWidespread within the Shire
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Photographer/s: 1, 2, 4, 5 Marilyn Bull ©; 3 Peter Kinchington ©
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