Cladium procerum
                        Leafy Club-Rush
Wetland Planting Zone
Shallow Marsh/ Deep Marsh
Approved Format
600cc
Family
Cyperaceae
Form
Cladium procerum is a rhizomatous perennial sedge to 2.5m tall, can form extensive clumps 
Foliage
Leaves with blade to 2.5m long, 5-20mm wide; sheath yellow-brown at base
Flowers
Inflorescence big, interrupted-oblong in outline. Flower spikelets often only have the lower flower bisexual, 3-5mm long
Fruit
Nut ellipsoid to ovoid, glabrous, smooth, shining, mid-brown, with basal disk inconspicuous and often remaining with spikelet
Habitat
Grows in coastal swamps and margins of lakes
Distinctive Features
Leaves are flat with minutely toothed margins. Bracts are often longer than the inflorescence 
Similar Species
Distinctive species, easy to identify in the landscape
Comments
Fast-growing wetland coloniser useful for remediation of failed wetlands

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