Caustis flexuosa

Caustis flexuosa
Caustis flexuosa
Curly Wig at Blue Mountains National Park, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Caustis
Species: C. flexuosa
Binomial name
Caustis flexuosa
R.Br.
Synonyms

Caustis restiacea F.Muell. ex Benth.

Caustis flexuosa is a sedge found in Australia. A graceful plant with attractive curling foliage. It grows to 120 cm high. Common names include Curly Wig and Grandfather's Beard.[1]

Flowering occurs in spring and summer. Flowers being thin and cream, about 5 mm long. Followed by a pale coloured nut, 3.5 to 5 mm long and 1.8 to 2.5 mm in diameter.[2]

It grows on the poorer soils in eastern Australia, based on granite or sandstone. In New South Wales it occurs on the coast and tablelands and is commonly seen around Sydney and the Blue Mountains. The species is also seen as far west as Warrumbungle National Park and near Mudgee. In Victoria it occurs across the southern half of the state from Croajingolong National Park in the east to Dergholm State Park in the west.[3]

References

  1. ^ Native Plants of the Upper Blue Mountains. Margaret Baker, Robin Corringham & Jill Dark. Page 20. ISBN 0959020306
  2. ^ "Caustis flexuosa". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Caustis~flexuosa. Retrieved 2010-07-27. 
  3. ^ Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009. 
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