''Caustis flexuosa'' is a
sedge found in
Australia
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. A graceful plant with attractive curling foliage, it grows to 120 cm high. Common names include curly wig and grandfather's beard.
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.
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
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
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
The Dergholm State Park is located in the far west of Victoria, Australia. It is 390 km west of Melbourne and 450 km east of Adelaide, South Australia.
Introduction
The park has an area of 104 square kilometres and has a relatively dr ...
in the west.
References
flexuosa
Flora of New South Wales
Flora of Victoria (Australia)
Flora of Queensland
Plants described in 1810
Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
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