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Identification & Habit: Perennial with triangular stems and conspicuous underground corms resembling small tubers. Inflorescences are compact and reddish-brown. Thrives in moist, sunny wetlands; tolerates moderate salinity. Average height: 0.45 to 1.75 meters (1.5 to 5.8 feet). Saltmarsh Club-rush or Alkali Bulrush is a rhizomatous perennial. This species commonly grows on the margins of permanent or semi-permanent waters, brackish and salt water lagoons, back mangroves, and margins of salt marshes [2-6]. The grass-like leaves have reddish-purple bases. Small, brown, terminal spikes occur in a rounded, compact, terminal cluster. This cluster may be surpassed by additional clusters on short pecuncles. Leafy bracts extend beyond the clusters. Sedge/bulrush architecture: small, clustered florets; no showy traits. Mainly wind-pollinated, with possible limited insect transfer but not required. References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information Temperature Converter Type a value in the Celsius field to convert the value to Fahrenheit: Celsius Fahrenheit: The PFAF Bookshop Plants For A Future have a number of books available in paperback and digital form. Book titles include Edible Plants , Edible Perennials , Edible Trees , Edible Shrubs , Woodland Gardening , and Temperate Food Forest Plants . Our new book is Food Forest Plants For Hotter Conditions (Tropical and Sub-Tropical) . Shop Now
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Edible Uses & Rating: Corms, seeds, and pollen are all edible. Rating: 5/5—among the best sedges for human food. Taste & Kitchen Notes: Corms are mild, earthy, and potato-like; easily roasted or ground for flour. Seeds nutty when toasted. Seasonality: Corms harvestable in autumn–winter; seeds in late summer. The tubers are dried and powdered and used as baby feed in Kerala, India [2-6]. Traditional/Indigenous Use Summary: Corms and seeds were major prehistoric staples in Eurasia and North America. Used as a famine and staple food. References More on Edible Uses
