Biology:Carex virgata

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Carex virgata
Carex virgata kz1.jpg
Habit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. virgata
Binomial name
Carex virgata
Sol. ex Boott
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex appressa var. virgata (Boott) Kük.
  • Carex discolor Reinw. ex de Vriese

Carex virgata, the swamp sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Chatham Islands, and has been introduced to Great Britain.[1][2] It is used in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Carex virgata Sol. ex Boott". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:302920-1. 
  2. de Lange, P.J. (10 August 2006). "Carex virgata Fact Sheet". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/carex-virgata. "Synonyms; Carex paniculata var. virgata (Boott) Cheeseman" 
  3. Lambie, Suzanne M.; Hunter, David W.F. (1 August 2021). "Microbial composition in different physical compartments of six constructed wetland systems in New Zealand". Ecological Engineering 166: 106238. doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106238. 

Wikidata ☰ Q21264179 entry