Marsh Club Rush

Bolboschoenus caldwellii

''Bolboschoenus caldwellii'', commonly known as marsh club rush, is a flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, that is native to Western Australia.
Marsh club rush -  Bolboschoenus caldwellii plantselector.botanicgardens.sa.gov.au/Plants/Details/378
Bolboschoenus caldwellii. Marsh Club-rush. Notes. Uses: A perennial native rush with creeping rhizomes as a bank stabilizer for river banks and estuarine areas of high salinity. Cultural use: Indigenous peoples roasted and ground the roots for food. This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.:LE: Lake Eyre :GT: Gairdner-Torrens :FR: Flinders Rangers :EP ... Australia,Bolboschoenus caldwellii,Eamw flora,Geotagged,Summer

Appearance

The robust grass-like plant is rhizomatous and perennial. It typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1.2 metres. It blooms between August to March producing yellow-brown flowers.

Habitat

It found in drains and swamps and on the margins of brackish lakes and creeks along coastal areas in the Mid West, Wheatbelt, Peel, South West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions where it grows in muddy-silty to clay-sandy soils.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderPoales
FamilyCyperaceae
GenusBolboschoenus
SpeciesB. caldwellii
Photographed in
Australia