Detail
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Schoenoplectus litoralis
Shore Club-rush
Notes

Uses: Perennial sedge valuable for limiting or controlling erosion on banks of wetlands and watercourses. Suitable for shallow or moderately deep water. Important as wildlife habitat.
Perennial.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.


:LE: Lake Eyre   
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:SL: Southern Lofty

For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 1-2m
  • Spread 1-2m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Cyperaceae
  • Botanical Name Schoenoplectus litoralis
  • Common Name Shore Club-rush
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, WA, Qld, NT, Africa, Europe, Asia
  • Habit Clumping, Spreading, Vigorous
  • Landscape Coastal estuary, 2nd line coast, Watercourse
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Moderate frost, Soil salinity
  • Supplementary Watering Moderate
  • Flower Colour Brown
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
  • Flower Type Spikes
  • Purpose Habitat, Erosion
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Grass Sedge or Flax
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region