Carex chlorantha
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| Carex chlorantha | |
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| (observed 2020-12-03 by Lachlan Copeland) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. chlorantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex chlorantha | |
Carex chlorantha is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae.[1] In Australia it is native to New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.[2][3]
It was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown, from a specimen collected in Port Jackson.[1][4]
It flowers in spring and summer, and grows in grassland, in wet places.[3]
