Caustis flexuosa
Curly Wig
Perennial sedge spreading from underground stems. Slender branching, wiry stems zigzagging at nodes, end of branches curling around, sometimes into a circle.
Additional information
- FamilyCyperaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size15-90 cm x 10-30 cm
- Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
- LeavesLeaves reduced to dark brown sheathing bracts.
- Flower colourDark red-brown
- Flowering timeNovember to March
- FlowersSingle terminal 2-flowered spikelets 6-10 mm long, often curved.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsWell drained sandy soils in heathy woodland and lowland forests. Semi shade.
- Garden useAn attractive rush for drier gardens, in rockeries and small gardens amongst other plants.
- Commercially availableNo information available
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites.
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Photographer/s: 1, 3 Marilyn Bull ©; 2 Ken Harris ©
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