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Chordifex dimorphus

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Chordifex dimorphus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Chordifex
Species:
C. dimorphus
Binomial name
Chordifex dimorphus
Synonyms
  • Guringalia dimorpha (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson
  • Restio dimorphus R.Br.
  • Baloskion dimorphum (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson

Chordifex dimorphus is an Australian species of plant. A perennial, dioecious herb found in the Sydney and Blue Mountains regions. Often seen growing in rocky ground from 30 to 100 cm tall, with stems 1 to 1.3 mm in diameter. The specific epithet dimorphus is derived from Latin, meaning "two forms". One of the many plants first published by Robert Brown with the type known as "(J.) v.v." Appearing in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen in 1810.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 301
  2. ^ A. L. Quirico & B. G. Briggs. "Chordifex dimorphus". Plantnet - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 25 November 2021.


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