About Chorizandra enodis Nees
Chorizandra enodis Nees, commonly known as black bristle rush or black bristle sedge, is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae native to Australia. This is a monoecious, rhizomatous perennial sedge that grows in a loosely clumped, tufted habit. It typically reaches a height of 0.2 to 1 metre (0.7 to 3.3 ft) and spreads to a width of around 1 metre (3.3 ft). The plant blooms from July to November, producing purple-brown-black flowers. It forms a single dense, spherical terminal flowerhead that measures 7 to 15 millimetres (0.28 to 0.59 in) in diameter. The flowerhead is sheathed by a 20 centimetre (8 in) long bract that extends the stem. The plant's floral bracts have white hairs on the tip and red hairs along the margin. In Western Australia, it grows in coastal swampy and seepage areas across the Mid West, Wheatbelt, South West, Great Southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions, where it occurs in lateritic sandy-clay soils.
