Alpine Club-rush
Isolepis crassiuscula
Aquatic perennial sedge with leafy submerged creeping flower stems, and rooting at nodes. Slightly flattened flower spikelet of 12-40 flowers, whitish or straw coloured, often with orange to dark brown patches.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Flora Type | Sedges, rushes |
| Former Scientific Name | Scirpus crassiusculus |
| Distinctive Features | Long leafy floating flower stem. Thick leaves grooved with >four longitudinal veins. Plants on land stiff, those in water softer. |
| Biology | Perennial. Very common in alpine and subalpine streams and lakes growing in wet mud or under water. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Aug-Mar |