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Carex erythrorrhiza

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Carex erythrorrhiza
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. erythrorrhiza
Binomial name
Carex erythrorrhiza

Carex erythrorrhiza is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Africa.[1]

The species was first formally described by the botanist Johann Otto Boeckeler in 1875 as a part of the work Linnaea. The type specimen was collected in Ethiopia near Demerki and Debreski by Georg Wilhelm Schimper.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Carex erythrorrhiza Boeckeler". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Carex erythrorrhiza Boeckeler". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 17 November 2022.