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Cymbopogon procerus
Lemon Grass
| Family |
| Poaceae |
| Genus |
| Cymbopogon |
| Species |
| procerus |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Height |
| 1.2 - 2 m |
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Cultivars
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Ornamental use. |
| Habitat |
| Forest, woodlands and coastal dunes. |
| Leaf Description |
| Leaf-sheaths are glabrous on surface, absent or erect. Leaf-blades are filiform to linear, 20 - 35 cm long, 1 - 2 mm wide and aromatic. |
| Flower Description |
| Compound, linear or paniculate, 10 - 20 cm long and dense. Inflorescence are composed of terminal and axillary racemes. 2 racemes, 1.5 - 2 cm long. |
| Fruit Description |
| Oblanceolate and 2 mm long. |
| Texture Description |
| Leaf blades are smooth in texture. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Kings Park and Botanical Garden, Perth, Australia. |
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