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Isolepis cernua
Also called Slender Club-rush, Small Bristle Club Rush, Fiber Optic Grass, Low Clubrush, Nodding Club Rush, Slender Clubrush
Low bulrush is a small, tufted sedge-like grass that grows in wet ground, bogs and pond edges. It thrives with consistently moist roots, so it suits damp garden spots, bog gardens and pond margins.
Isolepis cernua (basionym Scirpus cernuus) is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names low bulrush, slender club-rush, tufted clubrush, and fiberoptic grass. It is widespread, being native to many regions of the world, including parts of Australasia, Eurasia, Africa, and North and South America.
I. cernua is a small sedge that can be common in boggy ground and around ponds in both freshwater wetlands and salt marshes, as well as among dune slacks and other brackish environments.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Isolepis cernua 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.
