| Common name: | Common Spike-rush |
| Plant type: | Rush |
| Size: | 90cm high |
| Conditions: | Full sun |
| Soil: | Wet – bog |
| Attracts: | Birds |
| Foliage: | Tufts |
| Flowers: | Linear dark brown spikelet |
| Flowering: | Sep-Apr |
| General comments: | Upright aquatic herb |
| Further information: | * Whitehorse Council * VICFLORA |
