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Eleocharis papillosa (Eleocharis papillosa)

Description

Eleocharis papillosa is a sedge of the Cyperaceae family that is native to Australia. The annual herb produces brown flowers in November. It has a scattered population that is found in and around open clay flats and clay pans in the Mid West, Gascoyne, Pilbara and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia and grows in red clay soils over granite.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Poales

            • Family: Cyperaceae

              • Genus: Eleocharis