Isolepis fluitans var. fluitans

Floating Club-rush

Slender perennial herb, erect and tufted, spreading or submerged with lengthening stems. Stems weak and leafy.

Additional information

• FamilyCyperaceae
• StoreyLower storey
• Sizeto 15 cm high
• Plant groupingAquatic & Semi aquatic
• LeavesPale green thread-like leaves along stems.
• Flower colourPale green to straw coloured
• Flowering timeOctober to February
• FlowersSingle, flattened, elliptic spikelet 3-5 mm long at end of stems, with 5-10 flowers. Lower bracts spirally arranged. Leafy bract at base of spikelet generally shorter than spikelet.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatYes
• Growing conditionsAquatic or terrestrial in swamps and watercourses. Semi-shade.
• Garden useA dainty little rush for small water features.
• Commercially availableWholesale only - order in advance
• Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
• Related speciesIsolepis fluitans var. lenticularis has been collected from below Millgrove/Warburton area. An aquatic herb, it differs from var. fluitans in that the floral bracts always exceed the spikelets and offshoots which grow from the flowerhead.

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