Aquatics
Schoenus brevifolius
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Descriptor |
Tufted perennial sedge spreading from short underground stems. Rigidly erect, deeply grooved flowering stems. Leaves reduced to basal sheaths with small blade to 1.5cm. Sheath shiny dark red-brown. Narrow erect flowerhead 5-25cm long. Dull to shiny pointed spikelets clustered at 4-7 nodes at the top of the stem, bracts woolly at least near the top, spikelet stalk zigzagged. |
Cultural knowledge |
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Ecological role |
Frog habitat |
Height |
0.9m |
Width |
0.5m |
Sun |
Full sun, semi-shade |
Soil type |
Moist to wet soils |
Flowering time |
Spring to Summer |