Plant Details - Noosa Native Plants

Scientific Name: Baumea gunnii

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Common Name:

Slender Twigrush

Type:

Herb sedge. Short rhizomes long stolons erect , tufted.
Family:

CYPERACEAE
Vegetation Type:

Damp areas, often in Melaleuca swamps.
Species List:

SRR,

Identification Notes

Stems bright green, round, slender, rigid, 1-2mm thick. Leaves are similar to stems, but with a pointed tip. **Identifying features - Baumea sp** Culms: Rounded, biconvex or flattened Inflorescence: Panicle of clustered spikelets, 1-3 bisexual flowers,usually only the lowest bearing a nut. Involucral bracts: Culm-like Leaves: Basal and stem leaves,4 angled to rounded, laterally compressed.