Tassel Sedge

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©Carex fascicularis - John Tann CC BY 2.0.

Carex fascicularis

Tall erect three-sided stems to 100 cm, smooth above and rough below. Densely tufted with short rhizomes. The leaves have rough sharp margins and are divided internally into divisons with small knob-like structures (septate-nodulose).Ã_

Details
Flora Type
Sedges, rushes
Distinctive Features

Drooping flowerheads on long stems, hence the common name of Tassel Sedge.
Biology

Perennial. Widespread and common on streams and lake margins. Also New Guinea and NZ.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Oct-Apr
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
Species
fascicularis

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

The stem of Carex species was used for making string and baskets by Aboriginal people.

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native