Schoenus tesquorum
Soft Bog-sedge
Tufted perennial sedge with rigid, erect, ridged flowering stems 6-45cm high.
Additional information
- FamilyCyperaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size15-45 cm high
- Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
- LeavesMany thread-like leaves to 30 cm. Sheath straw-coloured on basal leaves, very dark red on stem leaves, shining, smooth or ridged.
- Flower colourDark yellow-brown to red-brown
- Flowering timeSpring to Summer
- FlowersNarrow erect flowerhead 2-15 cm long. Shiny pointed spikelets clustered at 2-4 distant nodes; spikelet stalk zigzagged; Bristles at base of nut absent.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatYes
- Growing conditionsMoist to wet soils on swamp margins and heathlands. Semi shade.
- Garden useBright little sedge for edges of water features.
- Commercially availableWholesale only - order in advance
- Conservation statusRestricted to a few sites within the Shire.
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Photographer/s: 1, 3 Marilyn Bull ©; 2Helen Moss ©
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