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Eleocharis brassii

Eleocharis brassii is a stoloniferous, tufted sedge native to northern Australia that grows in and around pools and swampy ground. Keep its roots wet or submerged for good growth.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep soil consistently wet or grow it submerged in shallow water.
Soil
Sandy or loamy wet soil, or a mud-based substrate.
Temperature
20–35 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. Australia
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Eleocharis brassii is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.

The stoloniferous perennial herb to grass-like sedge typically grows to a height of 0.4 to 0.8 metres (1.3 to 2.6 ft) and has a tufted habit. It blooms between April and June, producing white flowers.

Other Eleocharis plants

Needle spikerush · Sharp Spike Sedge · Purple spikerush · Glades spikerush · Bolander's spikerush · Eleocharis caespitosissima · Algal Bulrush · Drooping Spikerush · Eleocharis dietrichiana · Chinese water chestnut · Jointed spikesedge · Bald spikerush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eleocharis brassii 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.

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