VicFlora: Key to the species of Caustis

Key to the species of Caustis

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Stamens 3 or 4; style 3-fid; spikelets 6–10 mm long; ultimate branches strongly to slightly curled; spikelets 6–10 mm long; leaf-sheaths not wrinkled
Stamens 5; style 4–5-fid; spikelets 10–15 mm long; ultimate branches straight, erect or spreading; mature leaf-sheaths wrinkled near apex

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Remaining items (2)

Caustis flexuosa

Caustis pentandra

Discarded items (0)

Modified from: Wilson, K.L. (1994). Cyperaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria. Vol. 2. Ferns and Allied Plants, Conifers and Monocotyledons. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

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