Isachne globosa
Swamp Millet
Perennial grass spreading by underground stems to form loose clumps.
Additional information
- FamilyPoaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizeto 60 cm high
- Plant groupingAquatic & Semi aquatic
- LeavesFlat, dark green leaves, 3-10 cm x 3-8 mm, with slightly rough margins and lower surface, scattered along stems. Upper part of sheath slightly hairy.
- Flower colourPurplish
- Flowering timeSeptember to June
- FlowersOpen pyramidal flowerhead to 10 cm x 8 cm branches spreading. Plump, roundish 2-flowered spikelets, lower floret male, upper floret female or bisexual, floral bracts hard and shiny.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatYes
- Growing conditionsSemi-aquatic in swamps and along margins of watercourses. Full sun.
- Garden useA useful grass which can form mats in wet areas and around ponds.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites.
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Photographer/s: 1, 2, 4 Marilyn Bull ©; 3 A. Barley, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©; 5 Jackie Miles, Budawang Coast Nature Map ©
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