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Machaerina vaginalis
Baumea vaginalis, sheath twig rush, is a robust, rhizomatous perennial sedge from south-western Australia that forms tufts up to about 1.5 m tall. It is best grown in constantly wet or boggy ground, such as pond margins or bog gardens.
Baumea vaginalis, commonly known as sheath twig rush, is a flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, that is native to Western Australia.
The robust grass-like sedge is rhizomatous and perennial and has a tufted habit, it typically grows to a height of 0.6 to 1.5 metres (2.0 to 4.9 ft) and to a width of 1.5 metres (4.9 ft). It blooms between October and November producing brown flowers.
Common Twig Rush · Twigrush · Baumea acuta · Baumea arthrophylla · Baumea articulata · Machaerina insularis · Machaerina johnsonii · Tussock Swamp Twig Rush · Baumea laxa · Machaerina planifolia · Baumea preissii · Common Twig Rush
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Baumea vaginalis 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.
