Marsh Club-rush - a native (Bolboschoenus medianus)

Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family).

Native of Australia.

Occurrence: swamps.

Identification:

• it is a large leafy tufted plant
• the flowering stalks are up to 1.5m high
• the flower stalks are shortly branched, each with clusters of spikelets.
• the bracts are shortly awned, giving the flower clusters a fuzzy appearance
• there are long green floral bracts from the bases of the flower clusters.