Fimbristylis cardiocarpa

(Fimbristylis cardiocarpa)

Description

Fimbristylis cardiocarpa is a sedge of the Cyperaceae family that is native to Australia. The annual grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of 0.1 to 0.5 metres (0.33 to 1.64 ft) and has a tufted habit with a diameter of about 0.3 m (1.0 ft). It blooms between February and July and produces green-brown flowers. In Western Australia it is found in the Kimberley region where it grows in gravelly lateritic red clay soils around sandstone.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Poales
Family:Cyperaceae
Genus:Fimbristylis
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