Triangle bullrush
Schoenoplectus mucronatus, Fam. Cyperaceae
Robust, perennial sedge with erect, tufted stems that are triangular in cross-section. Up to 1m tall and 3-8mm wide.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Sedges, Rushes and allies |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Leaf: | Reduced to sheathing scales. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Brown, Green |
| Flower description: | Pseudo-lateral and clustered together in a dense head with few to many spikelets, subtended by one bract that looks like, and is continuous with, the stem. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Brown |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Dark brown nuts. |
| Habitat: | Gallery (riverine or riparian) forest, littoral rainforest, rainforest, wetland. |
| Distribution | Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Western Australia, New Guinea, Melanesia, Asia, Europe. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia, New Guinea, Melanesia, Asia, Europe. |
| Notes: | Occurs in wet sites. |
| Information sources: | Melzer R. & Plumb J. (2007) Plants of Capricornia. |
