Carex xerophila
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| Carex xerophila | |
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| At the Regional Parks Botanic Garden, labeled as gabbro sedge | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. xerophila |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex xerophila | |
Carex xerophila, the chaparral sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to central California.[1][2] It is a specialist on gabbro and serpentine soils.[3]
