Fringe-rush | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Fimbristylis |
Species: | F. caespitosa
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Binomial name | |
Fimbristylis caespitosa | |
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Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium |
Fimbristylis caespitosa, commonly known as fringe-rush, [1] is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to northern parts of Australia. [2]
The perennial grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 0.6 metres (0.98 to 1.97 ft) and has a tufted habit. It blooms between December and August and produces green-brown flowers. [3]
The plants has a life span of between six and ten years and is able to produce seeds after two to three years. It can resprout basally from a lignotuber following fires. [2]
In Western Australia it is found in and around swamps and claypans and on sandstone hills in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions where it grows in sandy soils. [3] It is also found throughout the central of the Northern Territory between Alice Springs and Katherine [1] and parts of Queensland. [4]
Fringe-rush | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Fimbristylis |
Species: | F. caespitosa
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Binomial name | |
Fimbristylis caespitosa | |
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Occurrence data from Australasian Virtual Herbarium |
Fimbristylis caespitosa, commonly known as fringe-rush, [1] is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to northern parts of Australia. [2]
The perennial grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 0.6 metres (0.98 to 1.97 ft) and has a tufted habit. It blooms between December and August and produces green-brown flowers. [3]
The plants has a life span of between six and ten years and is able to produce seeds after two to three years. It can resprout basally from a lignotuber following fires. [2]
In Western Australia it is found in and around swamps and claypans and on sandstone hills in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions where it grows in sandy soils. [3] It is also found throughout the central of the Northern Territory between Alice Springs and Katherine [1] and parts of Queensland. [4]