Empodisma minus
Spreading Rope-rush
Dense matted perennial herb with bright green curved branches spreading from slender underground stems to form a tangled mass. Male and female flowers on separate plants.
Additional information
- FamilyRestionaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizestems 0.5 m x 2 m
- Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
- LeavesReduced to greenish scales or sheathing bracts 3-10 mm long, woolly hairs near tip.
- Flower colourBrown
- Flowering timeSeptember to March
- FlowersStalkless spikelets 4-8 mm long along stems, floral bracts slightly longer than spikelets, similar to leaf bracts; male spikelets solitary or paired, 1-many-flowered; female, solitary, one-flowered in leaf axils towards ends of stems.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatYes
- Growing conditionsMoist to wet soils in swampy heathlands, bogs and wet creek banks. Tolerates periods of drought and waterlogging. Full sun, semi shade.
- Garden useAn interesting plant which will become a tangled groundcover in permanently moist areas.
- Commercially availableAustralian plant & indigenous nurseries
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
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