Carex flagellifera

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Carex flagellifera
Carex flagellifera - Savill Garden - Windsor Great Park, England - DSC06018.jpg
At Savill Garden, England
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In the wild, Eastern Northland & Islands Ecological District, New Zealand
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. flagellifera
Binomial name
Carex flagellifera
Synonyms [1]
  • Carex lucidaBoott
  • Carex pullaSol. ex Boott

Carex flagellifera, the weeping brown sedge or Glen Murray tussock sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. [2] [3] It is native to Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Chatham Islands, and it has been introduced to the Kermadec Islands and Great Britain. [1] There are a number of cultivars, including 'Auburn Cascade', 'Coca-Cola', 'Frosted Curls', 'Kiwi', 'Rapunzel', and 'Toffee Twist'. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Carex flagellifera Colenso". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  2. "Carex flagellifera 'Toffee Twist'". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. N.C. Cooperative Extension. 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  3. "Carex flagellifera Glen Murray tussock sedge". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022. 26 suppliers
  4. "Find a plant Carex flagellifera". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.