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Mullumbimby Couch
Common Name
Mullumbimby Couch
Scientific Name
Cyperus brevifolius
Family
Cyperaceae
Lifecycle
Evergreen
Seasons of Growth
All year round
Key Distinguishing Feature
Mullumbimby couch produces underground runners and has pale green coloured seed-heads.
A grass-like plant with long underground runners and upright flowering stems up to 40cm tall. Its upright stems are three-angled in cross-section. Its bright green leaves (1-3mm wide) are hairless and sheath the stem at the base.
Its pale green seed-heads (6-7mm long) have three or four green leafy bracts at the base and contain numerous small flower spikelets. Its 'seeds' are yellow to reddish-brown in colour.
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