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Bulbostylis turbinata (Bulbostylis turbinata)

Description

Bulbostylis turbinata is a flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae that is native to Western Australia. The annual grass-like plant has an erect and spreading habit and typically grows to a height of 5 to 15 centimetres (0 to 0 ft). It blooms between February to April producing brown flowers. It is found in rock-holes and along creek and rivers and on low-lying flats throughout a large are of the Pilbara, Mid West and Goldfields-Esperance regions where it grows in sandy-loamy-clay soils.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Cyperaceae

              • Genus: Bulbostylis