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Machaerina laxa
Baumea laxa is a grass-like sedge in the family Cyperaceae, native to damp sandy coastal areas of southwest Western Australia. It is a moisture-loving perennial that needs consistently wet roots to thrive.
Baumea laxa is a flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, that is native to Western Australia.
The grass-like plant is found along coastal areas in the Peel, South West, and Great Southern regions where it grows in damp sandy soils.
Common Twig Rush · Twigrush · Baumea acuta · Baumea arthrophylla · Baumea articulata · Machaerina insularis · Machaerina johnsonii · Tussock Swamp Twig Rush · Machaerina planifolia · Baumea preissii · Common Twig Rush · Baumea vaginalis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Baumea laxa 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.
