Carex paleacea

Carex paleacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: C. paleacea
Binomial name
Carex paleacea

Carex paleacea commonly known as 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

  1. "Carex paleacea Schreb. ex Wahlenb". PLANTS database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved August 3, 2010.


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