Baloskion tetraphyllum
Baloskion tetraphyllum is a rush-like plant in the family Restionaceae. Common names include tassel rope-rush, plume rush and Australian reed.
Baloskion tetraphyllum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Restionaceae |
Genus: | Baloskion |
Species: | B. tetraphyllum |
Binomial name | |
Baloskion tetraphyllum | |
Synonyms | |
Restio tetraphyllus Labill. |
The species was formally described in 1806 by French naturalist Jacques Labillardière in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. He gave it the name Restio tetraphyllus. Lawrie Johnson and Barbara Briggs placed it in the genus Baloskion in 1998.
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