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Carex chathamica

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Carex chathamica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. chathamica
Binomial name
Carex chathamica

Carex chathamica is a species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae, native to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand.[1][2] Grey-backed storm petrels (Garrodia nereis) nest in its tufts.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Carex chathamica Petrie". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Carex chathamica". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022. Synonyms; Carex trifida 'Chathamica'
  3. ^ West, Jillian A.; Nilsson, Ron J. (1994). "Habitat use and burrow densities of burrow-nesting seabirds on South East Island, Chatham Islands, New Zealand" (PDF). Notornis. 41 (supplement): 27–37. Retrieved 27 July 2022.