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Chorizandra sphaerocephala
Also called Roundhead Bristle Sedge
Chorizandra sphaerocephala, the roundhead bristle-sedge, is a rush-like perennial sedge from swampy areas of eastern Australia, growing 50 to 110 cm tall. It needs consistently moist to wet soil and is mainly grown in bog or wetland gardens.
Chorizandra sphaerocephala, the roundhead bristle-sedge, is a species of perennial herb, found in swampy areas in eastern Australia. An erect rush-like plant from 50 to 110 cm tall, it has tough rhizomes and flower from spring to summer. This is one of the many plants first published by Robert Brown with the type known as "(J.) v.v." Appearing in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen in 1810. The specific epithet sphaerocephala refers to the rounded heads.
Heron Bristle Rush · Black Bristlerush · Chorizandra multiarticulata · Chorizandra
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chorizandra sphaerocephala by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
