Common Spike-rush (Eleocharis acuta)

Common Spike-rush prefers damp soil along the river margins and banks and is native to all states. Rush is an important plant for diverse Aboriginal groups of the south-east and has multiple uses. Many types of rush have edible tubers and seeds, and leaves are often used as part of traditional weaving practices for making cultural items such as string, necklaces, baskets and mats but also important technologies such as nets, traps and spears.

Soure: Indigenous plant use; A booklet on the medicinal, nutritional and technological use of indigenous plants; By Zena Cumpston; Clean Air and Urban Landscapes (CAUL) Hub in Melbourne 2020