''Baumea vaginalis'', commonly known as sheath twig rush, is a

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the sedge family,

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, that is native to Western Australia. The robust grass-like sedge is rhizomatous and perennial and has a tufted habit, it typically grows to a height of and to a width of . It blooms between October and November producing brown flowers. It can be found in wet depressions, swamps and on the margins of lakes and creeks along coastal areas in the

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and Great Southern regions where it grows in dark brown sandy soils.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15550599 vaginalis Plants described in 1969 Flora of Western Australia