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Twig-Rushes

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Scientific Name:Baumea spp.

Status:
Australian natives.

Plant Description:
Perennial sedges with rhizomes. Tufted with erect stems and flattened or circular or reduced leaves. Flower-heads are panicle-like, subtended by stem-like bracts. Spikelets are usually clustered, having 1-5 flowers and a few spirally arranged glumes. Fruit is a triangular or circular nut crowned by the persistent enlarged base of the style (the elongated part of the female organ or carpel).

Habitat:
Growing in swamps and lakes or in damp heaths. Mostly indicative of non-saline environments.
RegionSalinity ClassWaterlogging Class
Central and Northern, Wimmera, Western, GippslandS0, *S1, *S2, *S3W2, W3, W4
*refers to Bare Twig-rush

Comments:
Nine species of Twig-rush grow in Victoria, including Jointed Twig-rush (Baumea articulata), Square Twig-rush (Baumea tetragona), Soft Twig-rush (Baumea rubiginosa) and Pale Twig-rush (Baumea acuta). Only Bare Twig-rush (Baumea juncea) appears to have some salt tolerance.
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