''Baumea articulata'', commonly known as jointed rush, is a sedge in the sedge family,
Cyperaceae
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, that is native to Western Australia.
The grass-like plant is rhizomatous and perennial, it typically grows to a height of . It blooms between September and December producing red-brown flowers on pendulous inflorescences.
It is found around swamps and on the margins of lakes along coastal areas in the
Mid West
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,
Wheatbelt,
Peel
Peel or Peeling may refer to:
Places Australia
* Peel (Western Australia)
* Peel Island, Queensland
*Peel, New South Wales
* Peel River (New South Wales)
Canada
* Peel Parish, New Brunswick
* Peel, New Brunswick, an unincorporated communi ...
,
South West
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,
Great Southern and
Goldfields-Esperance where it grows in damp black sandy soils.
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References
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articulata
Plants described in 1969
Flora of Western Australia