Schoenoplectus pungens (Common Three-Square)
This is a distinctive looking plant, with a an erect and pointed central stem for the flowerhead. This stem is triangular in cross-section and grows 20 to 60 cm tall. The flowerhead/seedhead consists of one or several oval shaped spikelets. They are in a tight cluster near the top of the stem, brown in colour, and growing on one side. The leaves are grass-like, and grow from the base of the plant. The plant is a long-lived perennial, spreads by rhizomes, and likes wet and boggy places. It browns off over winter, and produces new growth in spring.
Schoenoplectus pungens is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands
Species information
- Schoenoplectus pungens Scientific name
- Common Three-Square Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 894.2m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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Maps
Gordon Pond Gungaderra Grasslands Illilanga & Baroona Jarramlee-West MacGregor Grasslands Jerrabomberra Wetlands Lake Tuggeranong Pine Island to Point Hut Point Hut Pond Point Hut to Tharwa Stranger Pond Upper Stranger Pond -
Places
Barton, ACT Bonython, ACT Campbell, ACT Dairymans Plains, NSW Gordon, ACT Greenway, ACT Gundaroo, NSW Gungahlin, ACT Isabella Plains, ACT Maffra, NSW Michelago, NSW Monash, ACT Tuggeranong DC, ACT Wallaroo, NSW
