Chorizandra enodis
| Black bristle rush | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Chorizandra |
| Species: | C. enodis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chorizandra enodis | |
Chorizandra enodis, commonly known as black bristle rush[1] or black bristle sedge,[2] is a sedge of the Cyperaceae family that is native to Australia.
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 to 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 2 3 "Chorizandra enodis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
- 1 2 "Chorizandra enodis". Yarra Ranges Shire Council. 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2017.