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Isolepis setacea (L.) R. Br.

Bristle Club-Rush

Cyperaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Genus: Isolepis (Bulrush)

Synonyms

Isolepis setacea
Scirpus setaceus

Related species

Isolepis fluitans (L.) R. Br. - Floating Club-Rush
Isolepis setacea (L.) R. Br. - Bristle Club-Rush

Traits


    Terrestrial plant growing in wet habitats or rooting aquatic plants with flowers (often also leaves) protruding out of the water, maximal 10 cm tall, bunch-shaped. inflorescence: terminal, several spikes, in neared oval capitula, spikelets 2–5 cm long. spikelet-stalk...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Isolepis setacea

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Isolepis setacea

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Isolepis setacea

Isolepis setacea

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, bogs, sedge-lands, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths

  • in moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats

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