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Isolepis prolifera
Isolepis prolifera is a tufted perennial sedge-like plant, and the species is distinct from grasses and rushes by its leafless stems and proliferating flower heads. It grows in damp places in temperate and subtropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere, and is mainly grown as a moisture-loving garden or pond-margin plant.
Isolepis prolifera is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae that grows in temperate regions of the Southern Hemisphere. It has leafless stems up to 90 cm (35 in) tall, and clusters of flowers that often proliferate into branches.
Isolepis prolifera is found in a number of countries around the world, although it is not clear where it is native, and where it is an introduced species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature considers it to be native only to South Africa, where it grows in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape provinces. It is also widespread in New Zealand, occurring on the South Island, North Island, and on the Chatham Islands, and may be native there. In Australia, I. prolifera occurs in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, as well as in the Mediterranean-climate region of Western Australia. It is also potentially native to Tristan da Cunha and Saint Helena, and has been introduced to France and California.
Isolepis aucklandica · Isolepis bicolor · Keeled bulrush · Low bulrush · Isolepis congrua · Alpine Club Rush · Floating Club-rush · Isolepis habra · Swamp Club Rush · Isolepis platycarpa · Isolepis producta · Bristleleaf bulrush
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Isolepis prolifera 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.
