Machaerina planifolia
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| Machaerina planifolia | |
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| specimen BRI AQ0311446, collected east of Girraween National Park in a seepage area | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Machaerina |
| Species: | M. planifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Machaerina planifolia | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Baumea planifolia (Benth.) K.L.Wilson | |
Machaerina planifolia is a flowering plant in the sedge family. The species was first described in 1878 as Cladium tetraquetrum var. planifolium by George Bentham.[2][3] It was renamed several times, with its current name having been given in 2015 by Karen Wilson who reassigned to the genus, Machaerina.[2][4]
It is found all of the eastern states of Australia (Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland),[1] on the coastal ranges.[5]
It flowers from spring to summer and is found on sandy soils in swamps and near mountain streams.[5]
