Biology:Chorizandra enodis
| Black bristle rush | |
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| Chorizandra enodis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Chorizandra |
| Species: | C. enodis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chorizandra enodis Nees
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Chorizandra enodis, commonly known as black bristle rush[1] or black bristle sedge,[2] is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.
The monoecious and rhizomatous perennial sedge has a loosely clumped tufted habit. It typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 1 metre (0.7 to 3.3 ft) and a width of 1 metre (3.3 ft). The plant blooms between July and November producing purple-brown-black flowers.[1]
It forms a single terminal flowerhead that is spherical and dense with a diameter of 7 to 15 millimetres (0.28 to 0.59 in). It is sheathed in a 20 centimetres (8 in) long bract which extends the stem. Floral bracts have white hairs on the tip and red hairs along the margin.[2]
In Western Australia it is found in swampy and seepage areas along the coast of the Mid West, Wheatbelt, South West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions where it grows in lateritic sandy-clay soils.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Chorizandra enodis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/763.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chorizandra enodis". Yarra Ranges Shire Council. 2009. http://fe.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Residents/Trees_Vegetation/Yarra_Ranges_Plant_Directory/Yarra_Ranges_Local_Plant_Directory/Lower_Storey/Grasses_Rushes_and_Sedges/Chorizandra_enodis. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
Wikidata ☰ Q15583317 entry
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