Carex arenaria

Carex arenaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Subgenus:	Carex subg. Vignea
Section:	Carex sect. Ammoglochin
Species:	C. arenaria
Binomial name
	Carex arenaria; L.

Carex arenaria, or sand sedge, is a species of perennial sedge of the genus Carex which is commonly found growing in dunes and other sandy habitats, as the species epithet suggests (Latin arenarius, "sandy"). It grows by long stolons under the soil surface.

External links[edit]

Flora Europaea: Carex arenaria L. [1]
Nordic virtual flora [2]

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