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| Sharp Club-rush photos | Family: Sedge (Cyperaceae) |
| Scientific Name: | Schoenoplectus pungens |  Plants of Sharp Club-rush Photo: A J Brown | |||||
Status: | Native to Australia, Europe and the Americas. | ||||||
Plant Description: | A medium-sized perennial sedge with a long rhizomatous root system. Stems from 20-60 cm high and 3 mm diameter, without nodes (swollen bumps) and smooth and hairless. Leaves to 20 cm long. Flower-heads in small clusters of 1-5 ovoid spikelets. Flower bract (leaf-like extension of the stem) 3-6 cm long. Fruit an obovoid, smooth, shiny, grey-brown to dark brown, nut, 3 mm long and 2 mm diameter. | ||||||
Habitat: | Locally common in the cooler south-west part of Victoria. Mainly grows on the fringes of lakes and in marshes. Appears to tolerate some salinity. Often found with other Club-rush species.
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Comments: | Similar to general appearance to other medium to large rush-like plants, such as River Club-rush (Schoenoplectus validus), Caldwell’s Club-rush (Bolboschoenus caldwellii) and Giant Rush (Juncus ingens) but differ if flower-heads and fruit. |
 Mixed stand of Sharp Club-rush and Caldwell's Club-rush (paler flower-heads) Photo: A J Brown |  Flower-head of Sharp Club-rush Photo: A J Brown |
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