Carex inversa

Family Cyperaceae

Knob Sedge

Perennial herb with long rhizome up to 12 cm long, allowing vegetative spread; flowering stems  to 20 cm high with shorter leaves. Longevity indefinite.

Flowers: September – May. Wind pollinated.

Fruit: Triangular nut, September – May.

Seed: Locally dispersed.

Gallery images: seed, seedling, rootstock, resprout

Ecology

• Grassy woodland habitat.
• Frequent in woodland and grassland at the Australian Botanic Garden.
• Appears to be a colonizer of open sites and particularly in grasslands.
• Resprouts after fire.