Carex trinervis

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Carex trinervis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. trinervis
Binomial name
Carex trinervis
Synonyms [2]
  • Carex cerina
  • Carex frisica
  • Osculisa trinervis
  • Vignea trinervis

Carex trinervis is a species of sedge which is native to Europe.

It is a perennial herb, which grows to a height of 40 cm, has glaucous leaves and spreads by stolons. It bears 2-3, sessile, oblong inflorescences per shoot. [3]

It is found in sandy marshes, damp dune slacks and heaths in coastal areas of Western Europe. [4] [5] In the British Isles it was only ever identified in Ormesby, Norfolk, where it became extinct in 1869. [6] [7]

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References

  1. Natural History Museum London - Carex trinervis
  2. RBG Kew - The Plant List
  3. Tela Botanica - Carex trinervis
  4. Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora
  5. Tela Botanica - Carex trinervis
  6. "The Species Recovery Trust - Lost Life". Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  7. Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora