Sea club rush, Marsh club rush, Seaside bulrush
Bolboschoenus caldwellii

Family: Cyperaceae

What it is like

A sedge that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 0.3-1.2 m high. The plants have underground runners or rhizomes. There are round corms at the ends of these stems. The flower heads are small and brown and club shaped. The flowers are yellow.

There are about 16 Bolboschoenus species. The Cyperaceae or sedges are rush or grass like herbs. They grow in moist places.

Where it is found

Mostly temperate. It does best in damp or wet soils. It grows near the edge of water. It can grow in salty silt. It is resistant to frost. Tasmanian Herbarium.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Asia, Australia, Britain, China, Europe, India, New Zealand, North Africa, Tasmania

How it is used for food

The seeds are pounded into flour and mixed with millet. The roots are ground and used as flour.

Edible parts

Tuber, rhizome, root, seeds

How it is grown

Plants can be grown by division or by using dormant tubers. They can also be grown from seed.

Its other names

Local names

Chid, Dila

Synonyms

Scirpus caldwellii V. J. Cook.; Scirpus maritimus L.; Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Pall.;