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Isolepis victoriensis (N.A.Wakef.) K.L.Wilson
Family Cyperaceae
Isolepis victoriensis (N.A.Wakef.) K.L.Wilson APNI*

Synonyms: Scirpus victoriensis N.A.Wakef. APNI*

Description: Small tufted annual.

Culms filiform, to 15 cm high.

Leaves with blade to 2 cm long. Spikelets 2–4 per inflorescence, 2–5 mm long; involucral bract erect to spreading, to 11 mm long, usually equalling or shortly exceeding inflorescence. Glumes acute, scarcely mucronate, with 1 nerve close to midrib, 1.1–1.6 mm long, with sides hyaline (rarely with red-brown patches). Stamen 1. Style 3-fid.

Nut ± equally trigonous, obovoid to broad-obovoid, about a third as long as glume, 0.4–0.6 mm long, 0.3–0.4 mm diam., minutely reticulate-papillose, glistening, white with underlying red-brown to blackish.


Habit
Photo J. R. Hosking

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Flowering: spring.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in seasonally wet situations; scattered, west from Yetman, Mendooran, Forbes.
NSW subdivisions: CWS, SWS, NWP, SWP
Other Australian states: Vic. ?S.A.
AVH map***

Text by K. L. Wilson
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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