Chordifex dimorphus (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs APNI* Synonyms: Guringalia dimorpha (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson APNI*
Restio dimorphus R.Br. APNI*
Baloskion dimorphum (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson APNI*
Description: Dioecious perennial herb; rhizome shortly creeping. Culms 30–100 cm high, 1.0–1.3 mm diam.
Sheaths lax, open and spreading almost from the base, golden brown, 5–13 mm long, glabrous at maturity, apex truncate; lamina present on some of the sheaths.
Flowering branches very often flexuous. Male spikelets ovoid, female narrow. Bracts shorter than the spikelets. Male spikelets numerous, c. 4.5–6.0 mm long, each containing 3–8 flowers; outer sterile glumes broad, acuminate. Male tepals 6; stamens 3. Female spikelets fewer, slightly longer than male, c. 5–7 mm long, 1-flowered, the outer sterile glumes with long points. Female tepals 6; staminodes 3, minute.
Distribution and occurrence: Grows on sandstone in shallow soils and around rocks; chiefly from Cataract Dam to Woy Woy.
NSW subdivisions: CC
Text by A. L. Quirico & B. G. Briggs (1993)
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993)
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