Carex arenaria
Encyclopedia
Carex arenaria, or Sand sedge, is a species of perennial
sedge of the genus Carex
which is commonly growing in dunes and other sandy habitats, as the Latin
species epithet suggests. It growths by long stolons under the soil surface.
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
sedge of the genus Carex
Carex
Carex is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges. Other members of the Cyperaceae family are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called "true" sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as...
which is commonly growing in dunes and other sandy habitats, as the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
species epithet suggests. It growths by long stolons under the soil surface.
External links
- Flora EuropaeaFlora EuropaeaThe Flora Europaea is a 5-volume encyclopedia of plants, published between 1964 and 1993 by Cambridge University Press. The aim was to describe all the national Floras of Europe in a single, authoritative publication that helped readers identify any wild or widely cultivated plant in Europe to the...
: Carex arenaria L. http://193.62.154.38/cgi-bin/nph-readbtree.pl/feout?FAMILY_XREF=&GENUS_XREF=Carex&SPECIES_XREF=arenaria&TAXON_NAME_XREF=&RANK= - Nordic virtual flora http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/mono/cypera/carex/careare.html