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Chorizandra enodis
Black bristle rush is a clumping rhizomatous sedge from southern Australia that forms tufts of 0.2 to 1 m tall and grows best in wet or seepage ground. It is a wetland plant more suited to bog gardens or moist sites than to typical garden beds.
Chorizandra enodis, commonly known as black bristle rush or black bristle sedge, is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae 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 and November producing purple-brown-black flowers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Chorizandra enodis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
