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Chordifex dimorphus

Chordifex dimorphus
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0
Family
Restionaceae (Restion family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
CE. New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Chordifex dimorphus is an Australian species of plant. A perennial, dioecious herb found in the Sydney and Blue Mountains regions. Often seen growing in rocky ground from 30 to 100 cm tall, with stems 1 to 1.3 mm in diameter. The specific epithet dimorphus is derived from Latin, meaning "two forms". One of the many plants first published by Robert Brown with the type known as "(J.) v.v." Appearing in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen in 1810.

Other Chordifex plants

Chordifex abortivus · Chordifex fastigiatus · Chordifex hookeri · Chordifex laxus · Chordifex microcodon · Chordifex

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chordifex dimorphus 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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