Triangle club rush
Scleria brownii, Fam. Cyperaceae
Tufted perennial sedge, about 20-60cm tall. Scleria from the Greek ‘skleros’ hard, ‘skleria’ hardness referring to the fruit.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Sedges, Rushes and allies |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Leaf: | Long, linear, about 1-2mm wide, pleated, scabrous. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Brown |
| Flower description: | Consist of small clusters of brown spikelets, each subtended by a narrow leaf like bract, some of the clusters are terminal while others occur further down the stem. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
White |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | White, subglobular, wrinkled nuts with a short terminal beak, have the appearance of tiny, golf balls. |
| Habitat: | Woodland. |
| Distribution | Queensland, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Western Australia, Melanesia. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia, Melanesia. |
| Notes: | |
| Information sources: | Melzer R. & Plumb J. (2007) Plants of Capricornia. |
