Carex arenaria
Carex arenaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Subgenus: | Carex subg. Vignea |
Section: | Carex sect. Ammoglochin |
Species: | C. arenaria
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Binomial name | |
Carex arenaria |
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 species epithet suggests (Latin arenarius, "sandy"). It grows by long stolons
under the soil surface.
External links
- Flora Europaea: Carex arenaria L. [1]
- Nordic virtual flora [2]