Carex debilior is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. The specific epithet derives from the Latin debilis ("weak" or "feeble"), with reference to the species having weaker culms than Carex austrocompacta.[1]
| Carex debilior | |
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| Mount Gower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. debilior
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex debilior (F.Muell.) K.L.Wilson
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| Synonyms | |
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Description
editIt is a tufted perennial, with filiform culms, growing to 15–50 cm in height. The grasslike leaves are 5–10 cm longer than the culms and 0.5–1 mm wide. The slender inflorescence is 4–7 cm long, with the lowermost 20–30 flowers female, and the uppermost 5–10 male.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe sedge is endemic to Australia's subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It occurs in low forest on and around the summits of Mount Lidgbird and Mount Gower at the southern end of the island.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Uncinia debilior". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
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