Chaetanthus aristatus

Chaetanthus aristatus is a species of rush (in the family Restionaceae).[4] It is found in Western Australia.[4][3]

Chaetanthus aristatus
Chaetanthus aristatus (male)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Chaetanthus
Species:
C. aristatus
Binomial name
Chaetanthus aristatus
Synonyms[3]

Leptocarpus aristatus R.Br.
Leptocarpus erianthus Benth.
Restio brownii Kunth

Chaetanthus aristatus (female)

The species was first described as Leptocarpus aristatus in 1810 by Robert Brown,[1][5] but was transferred in 1998 by Barbara Briggs and L.A.S. Johnson to the genus, Chaetanthus.[1][2]

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