Isolepis subtilissima
Mountain Club-sedge
Tufted perennial sedge with thread-like stems spreading from fine underground stems.
Additional information
- FamilyCyperaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size5-12 cm high
- Plant groupingAquatic & Semi aquatic
- LeavesNarrow channelled leaves to 9 cm long, sometimes longer than flowering stems. Leafy bracts below flowerheads longer than flowerheads, to 2 cm long.
- Flower colourStraw-coloured tinged with red-brown or dark red-brown
- Flowering timeNovember to March
- FlowersFlowerheads of 1-3 spikelets 2-5 mm long. Lower bracts spirally arranged, rounded tip, several obscure veins. Nut 3-angled, shiny pale yellow to pale reddish brown..
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist to wet and waterlogged soils and bogs in gullies of mountain forests. Partial to dappled shade.
- Garden useGrow along edges of water areas and in bog gardens which will not dry out.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusRestricted distribution within the Shire. More widespread in the eastern highlands.
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Photographer/s: 1, 3 Neil Blair, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©; 2 C. Tottendell ©, Australian National Botanic Gardens
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