Carex appressa

Tall sedge

Robust, erect tufted perennial grass. Green or purple dense flowerhead. Plant as drift through trees or use as accent plant in garden beds.

Wetland Planting Zone: Ephemeral Batter
Approved Format: >90cm3 plants (such as 93cc HIKO stock)
Family: Cyperaceae
Form: Large erect tussock to 120cm tall
Foliage: Bright green, arching blades to 120 x 1.2cm, with rough edges and distinct fold along midrib, giving them a ‘v’ shape in cross-section.
Flowers: Composed of small brown bracts densely clustered at the ends of long erect angular flowering stems with three flat edges.
Fruit: Yellow-brown oval-shaped nut type seed only a few mm in size
Habitat: Common along water courses and wet depressions throughout Australia and surrounding countries
Distinctive Features: Large tussocking form, with bright green leaves and angled flowering stems
Similar Species: Carex teriticaulis flowering stems are cylindrical. Other Carex and Cyperaceae species have branched flowers
Comments: The leaves are used by Aboriginal people in basket making