Carex virgata
Habit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. virgata
Binomial name
Carex virgata
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex appressa var. virgata (Boott) Kük.
  • Carex discolor Reinw. ex de Vriese

Carex virgata, the swamp sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Chatham Islands, and has been introduced to Great Britain.[1][2] It is used in constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Carex virgata Sol. ex Boott". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ↑ de Lange, P.J. (10 August 2006). "Carex virgata Fact Sheet". nzpcn.org.nz. New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 30 June 2021. Synonyms; Carex paniculata var. virgata (Boott) Cheeseman
  3. ↑ Lambie, Suzanne M.; Hunter, David W.F. (1 August 2021). "Microbial composition in different physical compartments of six constructed wetland systems in New Zealand". Ecological Engineering. 166: 106238. doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106238. S2CID 234840261.


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