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Caustis dioica

Caustis dioica
Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Native range
W. & SW. Western Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Caustis dioica is a sedge that is native to Western Australia.

The monoecious and rhizomatous perennial sedge has a tangled, tussocky habit. It typically grows to a height of 15 to 70 centimetres (6 to 28 in) and a width of 50 centimetres (20 in) and has pungent smelling leaves. The plant blooms between September and December producing yellow-brown flowers.

Other Caustis plants

Foxtail Fern · Caustis deserti · Curly Wig · Caustis gigas · Thick Twist Rush · Curly Sedge · Caustis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Caustis dioica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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