Bulbostylis turbinata

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Bulbostylis turbinata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Bulbostylis
Species:
B. turbinata
Binomial name
Bulbostylis turbinata

Bulbostylis turbinata is a flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae that is native to Western Australia. [1]

The annual grass-like plant has an erect and spreading habit and typically grows to a height of 5 to 15 centimetres (0 to 0 ft). It blooms between February to April producing brown flowers.

It is found in rock-holes and along creeks and rivers and on low-lying flats throughout a large area of the Pilbara, Mid West and Goldfields-Esperance regions where it grows in sandy-loamy-clay soils. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bulbostylis turbinata". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.