Isolepis cernua

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Isolepis cernua
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Isolepis
Species:
I. cernua
Binomial name
Isolepis cernua

Isolepis cernua (basionym Scirpus cernuus) is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names low bulrush, [2] slender club-rush, [3] tufted clubrush, and fiberoptic grass. It is widespread, being native to many regions of the world, including parts of Australasia, Eurasia, Africa, and North and South America.

I. cernua is a small sedge that can be common in boggy ground and around ponds in both freshwater wetlands and salt marshes, as well as among dune slacks and other brackish environments.

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References

  1. Lansdown, R.V. (2014). "Isolepis cernua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T164026A63303556. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-2.RLTS.T164026A63303556.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Isolepis cernua". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.