Chorizandra_enodis

<i>Chorizandra enodis</i>

Chorizandra enodis

Species of plant

Chorizandra enodis, commonly known as black bristle rush[1] or black bristle sedge,[2] is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.

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The monoecious and rhizomatous perennial sedge has a loosely clumped tufted habit. It typically grows to a height of 0.2 to 1 metre (0.7 to 3.3 ft) and a width of 1 metre (3.3 ft). The plant blooms between July and November producing purple-brown-black flowers.[1]

It forms a single terminal flowerhead that is spherical and dense with a diameter of 7 to 15 millimetres (0.28 to 0.59 in). It is sheathed in a 20 centimetres (8 in) long bract which extends the stem. Floral bracts have white hairs on the tip and red hairs along the margin.[2]

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

References

  1. [1]
    "Chorizandra enodis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  2. [2]
    "Chorizandra enodis". Yarra Ranges Shire Council. 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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