Cyathochaeta avenacea

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Cyathochaeta avenacea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyathochaeta
Species:
C. avenacea
Binomial name
Cyathochaeta avenacea

Cyathochaeta avenacea is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia. [1]

The monoecious and rhizomatous perennial sedge with a tufted habit that typically grows to a height of 0.4 to 1.6 metres (1.3 to 5.2 ft) and to about 1 m (3.3 ft) wide. The plant blooms between November and March producing brown flowers. [1]

In Western Australia it is found along the coast in peaty-swampy areas along the coast of the Wheatbelt, Peel, South West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions where it grows in lateritic loam to sandy soils. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cyathochaeta avenacea". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.