Carex chlorantha
| Carex chlorantha | |
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| (observed 2020-12-03 by Lachlan Copeland) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. chlorantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex chlorantha | |
Carex chlorantha is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae.[1] In Australia it is native to New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.[2][3]
It was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown, from a specimen collected in Port Jackson.[1][4]
It flowers in spring and summer, and grows in grassland, in wet places.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Carex chlorantha". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Carex chlorantha R.Br". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ a b "PlantNET - FloraOnline: Carex chlorantha". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Brown, R. (1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805 (in Latin), London: Typis R Taylor, veneunt apud J. Johnson, p. 242, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.6720, OCLC 9885199, OL 13508332M, Wikidata Q51522645
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