Oreobolus distichus
Fan Tuft-rush
Small herb forming dense mats.
Additional information
- FamilyCyperaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizeto 10 cm high
- Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
- LeavesLeaves often in 2 opposite rows, forming a flat plane; sheath with rounded projections, base thick, channelled 6-30 mm long, leaf blade 8-50 mm x 0.5-1 mm, tip rounded.
- Flower colourWhitish with green tip to pale brown
- Flowering timeSummer
- FlowersFlowerhead a single terminal spikelet 7-23 mm long. Pale to dark yellow-brown egg-shaped nut with pointed tip.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatYes
- Growing conditionsMoist to wet soils in sub alpine heaths and grasslands. Full sun, semi shade. Frost and snow tolerant.
- Garden useInteresting little sedge for moist cold gardens providing a dense groundcover.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. More common in the eastern highlands.
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Photographer/s: Greg Jordan, © University of Tasmania
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