Cyathochaeta stipoides

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Cyathochaeta stipoides
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Priority Three — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyathochaeta
Species:
C. stipoides
Binomial name
Cyathochaeta stipoides

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

The caespitose and perennial sedge typically grows to a height of 0.25 to 1.0 metre (0.8 to 3.3 ft). The plant blooms between October and January producing red-brown flowers. [1]

In Western Australia it is found on seasonally wet areas mostly along the south coast in the South West regions where it grows in sandy soils. [1]

It was first described in 1997 by Karen Wilson. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cyathochaeta stipoides". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. ↑ "Cyathochaeta stipoides". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. ↑ K.L. Wilson (1997). "New species of Cyperaceae in Western Australia". Nuytsia . 11 (2): 271-273, Fig. 1A, B. ISSN   0085-4417. Wikidata   Q100729959.
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