| Chaetanthus | |
|---|---|
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| Chaetanthus aristatus (male) | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Monocots | 
| Clade: | Commelinids | 
| Order: | Poales | 
| Family: | Restionaceae | 
| Genus: | Chaetanthus R. Br. | 
| Type species | |
| Chaetanthus leptocarpoides | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Chaetanthus is a group of plants in the Restionaceae described as a genus in 1810. [1] [3] The entire genus is endemic to the southern part of Western Australia. [2]