Carex xerophila
Appearance
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
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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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Carex xerophila Janeway & Zika". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Carex xerophila Janeway & Zika Chaparral Sedge". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Zika, Peter F.; Janeway, Lawrence P.; Wilson, Barbara L. (2014). "Carex xerophila (Cyperaceae), a New Sedge from the Chaparral of Northern California". Madroño. 61 (3): 299–307. doi:10.3120/0024-9637-61.3.299. S2CID 86635955.