Aquatic Plants
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Triglochin procerum - Common Water RibbonsA robust, tufted, aquatic, perennial herb with strap-like leaves (the ends of which float on water surface) and an erect, fleshy stem bearing a dense, narrow spike of small green flowers.
Tolerates full sun-part shade Aquatic Features- Aboriginal and Frog Tubers were eaten raw or roasted. Provides a frog habitat |
Eleocharis sphacelata - Tall Spike-sedgeA robust, apparently leafless, rhizomatous, mid-green sedge with dense, cylindrical spike,
Up to 2m Tolerates full sun-part shade Waterlogged soils. Aquatic Features Whole stems were made into mats and split stems were used to weave bags. Provides frog habit. Used by birds for nesting/safety |
Persicaria decipens - Slender KnotweedA slender, more or less erect, perennial herb, with large, narrow leaves, and small, apparently unopened, pink flowers in dense, narrow, often drooping spikes,
Up to 80cm Tolerates full sun-full shade Waterlogged soils. Aquatic Features- Provides seeds for birds and a habitat for frogs |