Carex rorulenta

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Carex rorulenta
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. rorulenta
Binomial name
Carex rorulenta
Synonyms [1]

Carex halleriana subsp. rorulenta(Porta) Malag.

Carex rorulenta is a species of true sedge in the family Cyperaceae, endemic to the Balearic Islands of Spain. [1]

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Description

Carex rorulenta is a carpet-forming plant, distinguished from other Carex species because of its short stems and thin leaves. Leaves are dark green and pubescent. The flowers are unobtrusive, and appear at the ends of a filiform leaf-stalk. [2] A common species, it is a hexaploid with some chromosomal irregularities. [3]

Distribution and habitat

Carex rorulenta favours muddy, shady banks, oak forests, cliffsides. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Carex rorulenta Porta". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Carex rorulenta Porta". Herbari virtual. December 15, 2024.
  3. ↑ Rosselló, Josep A.; Castro, Mercedes (2008). "Karyological Evolution of the Angiosperm Endemic Flora of the Balearic Islands". Taxon. 57 (1): 259–273. doi: 10.2307/25065967 . JSTOR   25065967.
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