Bolboschoenus caldwellii

Common name: Marsh Club-rush

Meaning of name:

Bolboschoenus is from the Greek word bolbos, meaning a swelling or bulb, and the genus Schoenus. Caldwellii honours A.C. Caldwell, a keen plant collector from New Zealand.

Distribution:

Found in south west Western Australia. Also found across southern eastern Australia.

Description:

Grows to 1.2 metres tall.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. Third edition 2019.

Perth Plants. A field guide to the plants of Kings Park and Bold Park, Perth, Western Australia. Russell Barrett and Eng Pin Tay. 2005.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2889067

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/749