Isolepis cernua
Nodding, Low or Grassy Club-sedge
Tufted or clumping perennial sedge, spreading from underground stems. Stems thread-like.
Additional information
- FamilyCyperaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size2-20 cm high
- Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
- LeavesLeaves reduced to a basal sheath, absent or occasionally to 4 cm long. Leafy bract below flowerhead slightly longer than spikelet, to 1 cm long.
- Flower colourStraw-coloured to red- or orange-brown
- Flowering timeSpring to Summer
- FlowersSingle, occasionally 3 spikelets 2-6 mm long. Lower bracts spirally arranged, rounded tip, 2-6 veins. Nut with angled edges, shiny yellow-brown to dark grey-brown.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soils which do not dry out in swampy areas and floodplains. Full sun, semi shade.
- Garden useGrow along edges of water areas and in bog gardens which will not dry out.
- Commercially availableWholesale only - order in advance
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from few local sites. Widespread in southern half of Victoria.
- Related speciesDistinguish from Isolepis platycarpa by the larger yellow- to grey-brown nut which has more angular edges and smaller network of veins over it.
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Photographer/s: Marilyn Bull ©
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