Fimbristylis Macrantha
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''Abildgaardia macrantha'',
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''Fimbristylis macrantha'', is a sedge of the family
Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' w ...
that is native to Australia. The perennial grass-like or herb sedge typically grows to a height of and has a tufted habit. It blooms between January and March and produces brown flowers. In
Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
it is found on rocky hills and scree slopes in the
Kimberley Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to: Places and historical events Australia * Kimberley (Western Australia) ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley * Kimberley Warm Springs, Tasmania * Kimberley, Tasmania a small town * County of Kimberley, a ...
region where it grows in gravelly
lateritic Laterite is both a soil and a rock type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of rusty-red coloration, because of high iron oxide content. They develop by ...
soils.


References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q124618975, from2=Q15588258 Plants described in 1874 Flora of Western Australia Cyperaceae Endemic flora of Australia Taxa named by Johann Otto Boeckeler