CYPERACEAE

Sea Clubsedge

Rare 

30-90cm 

In heads of 2-6 chestnut-brown, many-flowered spikelets. 

Nut 

Summer-green, perennial plant with lime-green, tufted, leafy stems which are triangular in cross-section. 

Break O'Day; Brighton; Clarence; Dorset; Flinders Island; Georgetown; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands; West Coast 

 

Shallow standing water, sometimes brackish water, growing in heavy black mud. North East, Midlands and East Coast. 

 

 

 

Surface sow seed in warm conditions; if not sown soon after collection, seed requires several months of cold dry storage. Heat treatment may improve results, especially for seed that is not fresh. Leaching (running water for 2-4 hours or soaking for 12 hours, changing the water every 4 hours) may also improve results. Grown easily by division of suckers. Bolboschoenus species have been used successfully in direct seeding. Suitable below powerlines. 

Nut greenish to golden-brown, smooth and shining, 3.5mm long. Seed is released within 3-14 days of seed maturity. Cut stalks with secateurs to collect, place upside down in a bag to dry, rub between hands to extract all seed and sieve to clean. 

Bog method 

 

 

 

 

Yes 

 

 

Yes