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Bogrush with smut fungus
Schoenus apogon
-37.8992, 145.311
Field Notes
Description:
These small grassy plants were populating a shallow depression in an ephemeral wetland. About 200mm tall maximum they had shiny black flower heads and occasional black sections on the leaves or stems as well producing a striking and attractive effect. Soil was judged as very poor, coarse sandy. Zero shade.
Habitat:
In a newly developed nature reserve next to an ocean/bay beach.
Notes:
Thanks Vinny. <br>
A tufted perennial about 5-25 cm high. Flowers from Winter to January. <br>
The other part of the mystery is the short black sections randomly appearing on the stems. It seems they are caused by a smut fungus, Shivasia solida. http://collections.daff.qld.gov.au/web/key/smutfungi/Media/Html/shivasi… <br> http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:7…
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