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Cladium procerum

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Cladium procerum
in a swamp near Botany Bay, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cladium
Species:
C. procerum
Binomial name
Cladium procerum
Synonyms
  • Cladium procerum S.T.Blake
  • Machaerina procera (S.T.Blake) T.Koyama

Cladium procerum, known commonly as the leafy twigrush,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It is found mostly in swampland and on the margins of lakes. It grows up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) tall.[2] It was described by Stanley Thatcher Blake in 1943.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Flora Wetland Indicator Species List". wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au. Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  2. ^ "Cladium procerum". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online, author K.L. Wilson. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  3. ^ "Cladium procerum S.T.Blake". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-05.