Cladium procerum

Leafy Club-Rush

Wetland Planting Zone: Shallow Marsh/ Deep Marsh
Approved Format: 600cc
Family: Cyperaceae
Form: Cladium procerum is a rhizomatous perennial sedge to 2.5m tall, can form extensive clumps
Foliage: Leaves with blade to 2.5m long, 5-20mm wide; sheath yellow-brown at base
Flowers: Inflorescence big, interrupted-oblong in outline. Flower spikelets often only have the lower flower bisexual, 3-5mm long
Fruit: Nut ellipsoid to ovoid, glabrous, smooth, shining, mid-brown, with basal disk inconspicuous and often remaining with spikelet
Habitat: Grows in coastal swamps and margins of lakes
Distinctive Features: Leaves are flat with minutely toothed margins. Bracts are often longer than the inflorescence
Similar Species: Distinctive species, easy to identify in the landscape
Comments: Fast-growing wetland coloniser useful for remediation of failed wetlands