Gahnia microcarpa

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Gahnia microcarpa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Gahnia
Species:
G. microcarpa
Binomial name
Gahnia microcarpa
Guillaumin, 1949

Gahnia microcarpa is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to parts of New Caledonia. [1]

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References

  1. "Gahnia microcarpa Guillaumin". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 July 2022.