Biology:Gahnia filum
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Short description: Species of plant
| Gahnia filum | |
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| Gahnia filum at Cherry Lake Altona, Victoria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Gahnia |
| Species: | G. filum
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| Binomial name | |
| Gahnia filum (Labill.) F.Muell.[1]
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Gahnia filum, the chaffy saw-sedge, is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, endemic to Australia . It grows to between 60 and 110 cm in height.[2]
The species occurs in coastal salt marsh in the states of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.[2][3]
The caterpillar of the yellow sedge-skipper butterfly uses this species for shelter during daylight hours, binding the leaves with silk. By night it feeds on the grass.[4] Ghania is being planted at Aldinga Washpool in South Australia in order to provided habitat for the endangered butterfly.[5]
References
- ↑ "Gahnia filum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=27760.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 K.L. Wilson. "New South Wales Flora Online: Gahnia filum". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Gahnia~filum.
- ↑ "Gahnia filum (Labill.) F.Muell.". Electronic Flora of South Australia Fact Sheet. State Herbarium of South Australia. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml.cgi?form=speciesfacts&family=&genus=Gahnia&species=filum&iname=&submit=Search.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Stella Crossley. "Hesperilla flavescens". Caterpillars: especially Australian ones. http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/hesp/flave.html.
- ↑ Nielsen, Ben (15 November 2020). "Volunteers rejuvenating culturally significant Aldinga Washpool Lagoon now want it protected". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-15/volunteers-fight-to-save-aldinga-washpool-from-development/12876818.
Wikidata ☰ Q5516931 entry
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