Fimbristylis velata
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| Fimbristylis velata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Fimbristylis |
| Species: | F. velata |
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| Fimbristylis velata | |
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Fimbristylis velata is a species of sedge native to the North Island of New Zealand[3] and Australia, where it is found in Western Australia, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, and South Australia.[4]
F. velata was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown from a specimen he found at Port Jackson, Sydney.[1][2] Australian and New Zealand authorities accept it as a species,[1][3] though Plants of the World online considers it to be a synonym of Fimbristylis squarrosa var. esquarrosa Makino.[5]
The specific epithet, velata, is a Latin participle, velatus, -a, -um, which describes some part of the plant as being "covered" or "partially concealed from view".[6]