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Machaerina planifolia is a sedge-like grass native to eastern Australia, found in swamps and along streams on sandy soils. It is a moisture-loving plant that does best in wet or boggy ground.
Machaerina planifolia is a flowering plant in the sedge family. The species was first described in 1878 as Cladium tetraquetrum var. planifolium by George Bentham. It was renamed several times, with its current name having been given in 2015 by Karen Wilson who reassigned to the genus, Machaerina.
It is found all of the eastern states of Australia (Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland), on the coastal ranges.
Common Twig Rush · Twigrush · Baumea acuta · Baumea arthrophylla · Baumea articulata · Machaerina insularis · Machaerina johnsonii · Tussock Swamp Twig Rush · Baumea laxa · Baumea preissii · Common Twig Rush · Baumea vaginalis
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Machaerina planifolia 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.
