Carex debilior
Species of grass-like plant
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Carex debilior is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. The specific epithet derives from the Latin debilis ("weak" or "feeble"), with reference to the species having weaker culms than Carex austrocompacta.[1]
| Carex debilior | |
|---|---|
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| Mount Gower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. debilior |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex debilior (F.Muell.) K.L.Wilson | |
| Synonyms | |
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Description
Distribution and habitat
The sedge is endemic to Australia's subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It occurs in low forest on and around the summits of Mount Lidgbird and Mount Gower at the southern end of the island.[1]
