Chaetanthus aristatus is a species of rush (in the family Restionaceae).[4] It is found in Western Australia.[4][3]

Chaetanthus aristatus
Chaetanthus aristatus (male)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Restionaceae
Genus: Chaetanthus
Species:
C. aristatus
Binomial name
Chaetanthus aristatus
Synonyms[3]

Leptocarpus aristatus R.Br.
Leptocarpus erianthus Benth.
Restio brownii Kunth

Chaetanthus aristatus (female)

The species was first described as Leptocarpus aristatus in 1810 by Robert Brown,[1][5] but was transferred in 1998 by Barbara Briggs and L.A.S. Johnson to the genus, Chaetanthus.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Chaetanthus aristatus R.Br". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b Barbara Briggs; Lawrence Johnson (21 December 1998). "New combinations arising from a new classification of non-African Restionaceae". Telopea. 8 (1): 24. doi:10.7751/TELOPEA19982011. ISSN 0312-9764. Wikidata Q55801447.
  3. ^ a b "Chaetanthus aristatus (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Chaetanthus aristatus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  5. ^ Brown, R. (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. p. 250.