Carex paleacea
Appearance
Carex paleacea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. paleacea
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Binomial name | |
Carex paleacea | |
Carex paleacea, the chaffy sedge, is one of the 579 species of Carex. The Wetland Indicator Status for the species is classified as "obligate wetland" (OBL), occurring 99% of the time in a typical salt marsh environment when conditions are favorable.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Carex paleacea Schreb. ex Wahlenb". PLANTS database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved August 3, 2010.