Machaerina gunnii
Slender Twig-sedge
Slender tufted perennial sedge spreading from very short underground stems. Stiff erect flowering stems are ridged, round in cross section to 1.5mm wide, nodeless.
Additional information
- SynonymBaumea gunnii
- FamilyCyperaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size0.3-1 m high
- Plant groupingAquatic & Semi aquatic
- LeavesBasal leaves only, similar to stems in size and shape, or reduced to sheaths; sheath dull, reddish or straw-coloured.
- Flower colourRed-brown to greyish
- Flowering timeSeptember to March
- FlowersErect, oblong flowerhead 4-30 cm long, few 1-flowered spikelets scattered along branches. Bract at base of flowerhead shorter than flowerhead. Nut to 3.6 mm, shiny, yellow-brown to black, round.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingFood plant for caterpillars
- Frog habitatYes
- Growing conditionsMoist to wet soils in swamps and heathy woodland. Full sun, semi shade.
- Garden useUseful in permanently moist areas, bog gardens, beside ponds and in water run-off areas.
- Commercially availableIndigenous nursery
- Conservation statusRestricted distribution within the Shire where it is seldom abundant.
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Photographer/s: 1-3 Andre Messina, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©; 4 Marilyn Bull ©
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