Isolepis marginata
Common Name:
Little Club-sedge
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
All regions except Snowfields (ABCDEFGHJKMNPRSTWXZ) also WA, SA, NSW, Tas
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Riparian scrub, tea-tree heath
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Flower Description:
Flowers surrounded by bracts straw-coloured with red-brown to black patches
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Habit:
Tufted annual sedge to 10 cm high
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
This species is distinguished by its ridged glumes, the 1-6 spikelets per inflorescence and the involucral bract that is longer than the inflorescence
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Conservation status:
Not threatened
References:
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Ellis, M. (unpublished). “A Field Guide to South Gippsland Flora”.
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria