Scientific Name: Isolepis fluitans
Common Name: floating clubsedge
Family Classification (Clade): Monocots
Family: Cyperaceae
Form Description: Slender perennial with branched stems floating at the surface or submerged. Land plants form compact tufts.
Flowers: A single spikelet on the end of the flowering stems.
Fruit: Nut – oval, 1.4-1.7mm long; contained in dense, bristly seed heads. Nuts are pale brown when fresh and whitish-grey when dry.
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Habitat Notes
Forms dense mats in still or flowing fresh or brackish water.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Treatment Method
Bog Method The seeds of many wetland species need to be kept wet to germinate. Punch a hole in the side of a recycled polyfoam box so that it holds water to the required depth. Sit the tubes in the box to germinate. Once germinated, punch holes in the bottom of the box to allow drainage.
Seed Storage Life
At least 2 years
Seed Treatment Notes
Smoke treatment may be successful with older seed. Surface sow seed. Some Isolepis species have been used in direct seeding.
Germination Time
4-5 weeks