Cyathochaeta equitans

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

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

The perennial sedge typically grows to a height of 0.6 to 1.2 metres (2.0 to 3.9 ft) with a tussock-like habit. The plant blooms between January and February producing brown flowers.[1]

In Western Australia it is found mostly along the coast in the Wheatbelt, Peel, South West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions where it grows in sandy soils.[1]

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

References

  1. "Cyathochaeta equitans". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Cyathochaeta equitans". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  3. K.L. Wilson (1997). "New species of Cyperaceae in Western Australia". Nuytsia. 11 (2): 269–271. ISSN 0085-4417. Wikidata Q100729959.
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