Carex iynx

Carex iynx, the tussock sedge (a name it shares with other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania in Australia, and introduced to the North Island of New Zealand.[1] It superficially resembles Carex tasmanica, the curly sedge.[2]

Carex iynx
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. iynx
Binomial name
Carex iynx
Nelmes

References

  1. "Carex iynx Nelmes". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. Carter, Oberon (February 2010). National Recovery Plan for the Curly Sedge Carex tasmanica. East Melbourne, Australia: State of Victoria Department of Sustainability and Environment. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-74208-774-0.


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