Chorizandra enodis

Chorizandra enodis, commonly known as black bristle rush[1] or black bristle sedge,[2] is a sedge of the family Cyperaceae that is native to Australia.

Black bristle rush
Chorizandra enodis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Chorizandra
Species:
C. enodis
Binomial name
Chorizandra enodis

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 to November producing purple-brown-black flowers.[1]

It forms a single terminal flowerhead that is spherical and dense with a diameter of 7 to 15 millimetres (0.28 to 0.59 in). It is sheathed in a 20 centimetres (8 in) long bract which extends the stem. Floral bracts have white hairs on the tip and red hairs along the margin.[2]

In Western Australia it is found in swampy and seepage areas along the coast of the Mid West, Wheatbelt, South West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions where it grows in lateritic sandy-clay soils.[1]

References
  1. "Chorizandra enodis". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. "Chorizandra enodis". Yarra Ranges Shire Council. 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
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