Carex tasmanica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. tasmanica
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Binomial name | |
Carex tasmanica | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Carex tasmanica, called curly sedge (a name its shares with a few other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to Victoria and Tasmania states in Australia.[1] It gets its common name from the distinctive helical spirals its leaves form when they dry out.[2] Considered a threatened species, none of its populations are in a protected area.[3]