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Carex xerophila

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Species of plant

Carex xerophila
At the Regional Parks Botanic Garden, labeled as gabbro sedge
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: C. xerophila
Binomial name
Carex xerophila
Janeway & Zika

Carex xerophila, the chaparral sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to central California. It is a specialist on gabbro and serpentine soils.

References

  1. "Carex xerophila Janeway & Zika". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. "Carex xerophila Janeway & Zika Chaparral Sedge". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. Zika, Peter F.; Janeway, Lawrence P.; Wilson, Barbara L. (2014). "Carex xerophila (Cyperaceae), a New Sedge from the Chaparral of Northern California". Madroño. 61 (3): 299–307. doi:10.3120/0024-9637-61.3.299. S2CID 86635955.
Taxon identifiers
Carex xerophila


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