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Accession Data:

Baloskion tetraphyllum (Labill.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson

  • Common Name: Tassel Cord Rush
  • Family: Restionaceae R.Br.

  • Country of Origin: SE. Queensland to SE. Australia

  • Culture: Tolerates wet, nutrient-poor soils, some frost
  • USDA Zone: 8

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201000187
  • Source: Nindethana Seed Service
  • Provenance: Long Beach, New South Wales, Australia
  • Accession Date: 12-15-2010
  • Bench: 2106 - MED:Western Australia A
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 01-27-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Poales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Restionaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013

References (internal):

  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: New South Wales / Queensland / South Australia / Tasmania / Victoria

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, August 30, 2017.
  2. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, August 30, 2017.
  3. Baloskion tetraphyllum at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Wednesday, August 30, 2017.

data regenerated on Mon, 24 Mar 2025 09:24:49 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Restionaceae

  • Baloskion tetraphyllum W/C
  • Elegia elephantina
  • Elegia tectorum
  • Thamnochortus insignis
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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