Bolboschoenus caldwellii
Bolboschoenus caldwellii, commonly known as marsh club rush, is a flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, that is native to Western Australia.[1]
Bolboschoenus caldwellii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Bolboschoenus |
Species: | B. caldwellii |
Binomial name | |
Bolboschoenus caldwellii (V.J.Cook) Soják | |
The robust grass-like plant is rhizomatous and perennial. It typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1.2 metres (1.0 to 3.9 ft). It blooms between August to March producing yellow-brown flowers.
It found in drains and swamps and on the margins of brackish lakes and creeks along coastal areas in the Mid West, Wheatbelt, Peel, South West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions where it grows in muddy-silty to clay-sandy soils.[1]
References
- "Bolboschoenus caldwellii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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