Baumea riparia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Baumea |
Species: | B. riparia |
Binomial name | |
Baumea riparia (Nees) Boeckeler | |
Baumea riparia is a flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae 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 1.6 metres (1.0 to 5.2 ft) and colonises easily. It blooms between August and October producing brown flowers.
It found in swamps and on the margins of brackish lakes and creeks in the Peel, South West and Great Southern where it grows in black peaty-sand soils. [1]
Baumea is a genus of the sedge family, which includes around 30 species native to Madagascar and the Pacific Islands, with 15 species in Australia. All are perennial rhizomatous herbs, with leaves and stems very similar in appearance. The inflorescence is terminal, with the flowers tightly clustered or loosely arranged. The fruits are small nuts.
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Hollandaea riparia, sometimes named roaring Meg hollandaea, is a species of Australian rainforest tree, in the plant family Proteaceae.
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Baumea articulata, commonly known as jointed rush, is a sedge in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, that is native to Western Australia. The grass-like plant is rhizomatous and perennial, it typically grows to a height of 1 to 2.6 metres. It blooms between September and December producing red-brown flowers on pendulous inflorescences.
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Baumea preissii is a flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae, which is native to Western Australia.
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