Carex inversa

Knob Sedge

Loosely tufted sedge spreading from long underground stems. Flowering stems erect, rounded, to 50cm high, leafy bract much longer than flowerhead.

Additional information

• FamilyCyperaceae
• StoreyLower storey
• Size10-50 cm high
• Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
• LeavesBright green grass-like leaves, to 2 mm wide, shorter than flowering stems. Sheath dark brown, remaining as fibrous tatters, appendage rounded.
• Flower colourWhitish to pale yellow-brown with green midrib
• Flowering timeSeptember to April
• FlowersErect flowerhead 0.7-3 cm long; 2-6 oval stalkless spikes to 10 mm long, bisexual, 1 per node, clustered. Fruit broadly oval, strongly veined, wrinkly, green to yellow, tip split.
• Bird attractingNo
• Butterfly attractingNo
• Frog habitatYes
• Growing conditionsMoist well drained soils in grassland and open forest beside watercourses. Full sun, semi shade.
• Garden useUseful in moist areas of the garden, not tolerating inundation.
• Commercially availableIndigenous nursery
• Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. Common and widespread in Victoria.

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