Isolepis platycarpa
Broad-fruit Club-sedge
Tufted annual sedge, occasionally biennial. Stems thread-like.
Additional information
- SynonymIsolepis cernua var. platycarpa
- FamilyCyperaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size2-20 cm high
- Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
- LeavesLeaves tiny, to 15 mm long. Leafy bract usually longer than flowerhead.
- Flower colourWhite to straw-coloured tinged red-brown or orange-brown
- Flowering timeSeptember to April
- FlowersFlowerhead of 1-2 spikelets 2.5-4.5 mm long. Lower bracts spirally arranged, rounded tip, 2-5 veins. Nut with rounded edges, shiny dark brown to black.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soils in swamp scrubs. Full sun to semi shade.
- Garden useBog gardens and in depressions or beside water areas.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from few local sites. Scattered populations across Victoria.
- Related speciesDistinguish from Isolepis cernua by the smaller darker nut which has more rounded edges and larger network of veins over it.
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Photographer/s: 1, 4 Marilyn Bull ©; 3 Peter Kinchington ©; 2 Flora of Warrandyte ©
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