This plant was reported as both native and introduced from Europe. Its stems are usually erect (A,B,C), but sometimes sprawling. The flower stalks have white to green to roseate flowers arranged in an interrupted pattern below (B,C), often ending in terminal crowding above (E). The leaves are lance-shaped with short stalks emerging from papery sheaths ending in long, straight bristles (D). The flower buds show tiny glandular pits (E).
This species is abundant on the floodplain near water in Fontenelle Forest, and presumably in the same habitat in Neale Woods as well. The flowers bloom from July through October – the images shown here were taken in early October.
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