Bolboschoenus caldwellii
| Marsh club 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: | Bolboschoenus |
| Species: | B. caldwellii
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| Binomial name | |
| Bolboschoenus caldwellii (V.J.Cook) Sojak
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Bolboschoenus caldwellii, commonly known as marsh club rush, is a sedge in the Cyperaceae family that is native to Western Australia.[1]
The robust grass-like sedge 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
- ^ a b "Bolboschoenus caldwellii". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.