Carex tasmanica
Appearance
Carex tasmanica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. tasmanica
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Binomial name | |
Carex tasmanica | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Carex tasmanica, called curly sedge (a name its shares with a few other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to Victoria and Tasmania states in Australia.[1] It gets its common name from the distinctive helical spirals its leaves form when they dry out.[2] Considered a threatened species, none of its populations are in a protected area.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Carex tasmanica Kük". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Curly Sedge". Grasslands: Biodiversity of South-Eastern Australia. Department of Education and Training, State of Victoria. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Gilfedder, L.; Kirkpatrick, JB (1996). "The distribution, ecology and management of two rare Tasmanian sedges - Schoenus absconditus Kuk. and Carex tasmanica Kuk". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 130: 31–40. doi:10.26749/rstpp.130.1.31.