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PostHeaderIcon Nodding club rush

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Scientific Name

Isolepis cernua

Family

Cyperaceae

Description

This erect, rhizomatous, grass-like sedge is both annual and perennial.

It grows to 30 cm tall.

The flowering stem is thread-like and reaches 2-20 cm high.

The flowers are straw to orange coloured or red-brown.

Nodding club rush flowers between September and March.

Distribution

Nodding club rush can be found from south-east Queensland to as far north as Bundaberg.

Flowering Period

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Distribution

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Features

grass-like

upright

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