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Silky Heads
Cymbopogon obtectus
Cymbopogon obtectus is a species of perennial grass in the genus Cymbopogon. The grass is native to Australia and was described by Stanley Thatcher Blake in 1944. It is found in drier areas. The plant can be harvested in the wild to produce essential oil with medicinal properties. The plant is resilient to climate change, and has been used in re-vegetation projects.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 140222.