Carex fascicularis
{{Short description|Species of grass-like plant}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Tassel sedge
| image = Carex fascicularis (15435099922).jpg
| taxon = Carex fascicularis
| authority = Boott, 1853
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Carex fascicularis, commonly known as tassel sedge, is a species of sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia,{{FloraBase|name=Carex fascicularis|id=755}} New Zealand and New Guinea.{{cite web|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:299700-1|title=Carex fascicularis Sol. ex Boott|access-date=18 July 2022|publisher=Kew Science – Plants of the World Online}}
Description
The monoecious and rhizomatous perennial grass-like sedge has a tufted habit and typically grows to a height of {{convert|0.6|to|1.5|m|ft|0}}. and a width of {{cvt|0.5|to|0.75|m}}. The leaves are bright green with a length up to {{cvt|1|m}} with a width of {{cvt|6|to|11|mm}} and are swollen at the inner partitions and has yellow-brown coloured sheaths. The sedge is densely tufted and is able to spread using short underground stems. It has erect flowering stems that have a triangular cross-section are rough toward the top and have a height of about {{cvt|1|m}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/PlantDirectory/Aquatic-Semi-aquatic/Carex-fascicularis|title=Carex fascicularis Tassel Sedge|accessdate=2 August 2022|work=Local Plant directory|publisher=Yarra Ranges Shire Council}} It blooms between Spring to early Summer from September to November in Western Australia producing green flowers. In Victoria it flowers from November to April.
Taxonomy
The species was described by Francis Boott in 1853 as a part of Joseph Dalton Hooker's work Flora Novae-Zelandiae. It has three synonyms; Carex fascicularis var. minor, Carex novae-selandiae and Carex pseudocyperus var. fascicularis.
Distribution
In Western Australia is found in swamps and along creek and rivers throughout a large area of the Peel, South West and Great Southern regions where it grows in black peaty-sandy soils. It is commonly found elsewhere in an aquatic to semi-aquatic environment growing in damp to wet soils in part or dappled shade. In South Australia it is found south of Adelaide, South Australia extended eastwards into southern Victoria and then north into New South Wales and Queensland where it is found in coastal areas.{{cite web|url=http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?form=speciesfacts&name=Carex_fascicularis|title=Carex fascicularis|work=Electronic Flora of South Australia species Fact Sheet|accessdate=2 August 2022|publisher=Government of South Australia}}{{cite web|url=https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Carex~fascicularis|title=Carex fascicularis Sol. ex Boott|work=PlantNet|accessdate=2 August 2022|publisher=Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney}}