Carex arenaria

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Carex arenaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: C. arenaria
Binomial name
Carex arenaria
L.

Carex arenaria, or sand sedge, is a species of perennial sedge of the genus Carex which is commonly found growing in dunes and other sandy habitats, as the Latin species epithet suggests[how?]. It grows by long stolons under the soil surface.

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