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Bolboschoenus caldwellii

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Bolboschoenus caldwellii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Bolboschoenus
Species:
B. caldwellii
Binomial name
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]

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

  1. ^ a b "Bolboschoenus caldwellii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.