Additional information

• FamilyCyperaceae
• StoreyLower storey
• Sizeto 12 cm high
• Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
• LeavesLeaves reduced to tiny bristles to 10 mm long. Leafy bract below flowerhead shorter than to slightly larger than flowerhead.
• Flower colourStraw coloured to dark red-brown
• Flowering timeAugust to February
• FlowersFlowerheads of 1-4 slanted spikelets 1.5-5 mm long. Lower bracts spirally arranged, rounded with point, veins absent or 1-2. Style 3-branched. Nut round, white to blackish, ridged.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatYes
• Growing conditionsSeasonally moist soils in riparian forests and swamp scrubs. Semi shade and dappled shade.
• Garden useA little tuft for edges of dams and water areas.
• Commercially availableNever
• Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions

Photo Gallery

Photographer/s: 1, 2 Richard Hartland ©; 3 Flora of Warrandyte ©

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