Bolboschoenus caldwellii (V.J.Cook) Soják is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Bolboschoenus caldwellii (V.J.Cook) Soják

Bolboschoenus caldwellii (V.J.Cook) Soják

Bolboschoenus caldwellii is a native Australian and New Zealand perennial flowering sedge found in coastal wet areas.

Family
Genus
Bolboschoenus
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Bolboschoenus caldwellii (V.J.Cook) Soják

Bolboschoenus caldwellii, commonly known as marsh club rush, is a flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is native to Australia and New Zealand. This robust, grass-like plant is a rhizomatous perennial that typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1.2 metres (1.0 to 3.9 ft). It blooms between August and March, producing yellow-brown flowers. In Western Australia, it is found in drains, swamps, and on the margins of brackish lakes and creeks along coastal areas across the Mid West, Wheatbelt, Peel, South West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions. It grows in muddy-silty to clay-sandy soils.

Photo: (c) John Barkla, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by John Barkla · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Cyperaceae Bolboschoenus

More from Cyperaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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