| Common Name: | Spreading Rope-rush |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Restionaceae |
| Size: | stems 0.5m x 2m |
| Description: | Dense matted perennial herb with bright green curved branches spreading from slender underground stems to form a tangled mass. Male and female flowers on separate plants. |
| Leaves: | Reduced to greenish scales or sheathing bracts 3-10mm long, woolly hairs near tip. |
| Flowering: | Stalkless spikelets 4-8mm long along stems, floral bracts slightly longer than spikelets, similar to leaf bracts; male spikelets solitary or paired, 1-many-flowered; female, solitary, one-flowered in leaf axils towards ends of stems. |
| Flower Colour: | Brown |
| Flowering Time: | September to March |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist to wet soils in swampy heathlands, bogs and wet creek banks. Tolerates periods of drought and waterlogging. Full sun, semi shade. |
| Garden Use: | An interesting plant which will become a tangled groundcover in permanently moist areas. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 15, 22, 29, 30, 33, 36 |
| Conservation Status: | Locally common within its preferred growing conditions |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries |
| Bird Attracting: | No |
| Butterfly Attracting: | No |
| Frog Habitat: | Yes |
| Photographer: | Peter Kinchington © |