Family: Cyperaceae
Plant: An erect sedge up to 1m high with 2mm diameter cylindrical flowering stems.
Flowers: A reddish-brown with a dense globose or hemispherical head 1-2cm diameter borne near the top of the stem.
Flowering: October-February.
Fruit: Smooth, glossy, dark brown to black nut 1mm long.
Leaves: Leaves reduced to orange-brown sheaths at the base of the stems.
Habitat: Common in moist soil near the seashore.
Features: Dense globose head near the top of a cylindrical stem. Leaves reduced to reddish-brown sheaths.
Name:
Isolepis From Greek = equal-scale
nodosa From Latin = nobby (referring to its flower heads)
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Type |
Sedge/Rush |
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Flowers |
Form |
Irregular, Globular, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Rust |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
Many |
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Flowering Month |
1, 2, 10, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Other |
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Colour |
Brown, Black |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Absent/Reduced, |
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Basal |
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Type |
- |
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Shape |
- |
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Length |
Tiny |
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Margins |
- |
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Attachment |
Stem-clasping |
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Other Features |
- |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Beach strand, Heathland |
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