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Carex arenaria is a species in the family Cyperaceae. It belongs to the genus Carex and is classified within the order Poales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The taxon is accepted under the authority L. Common names for this plant include sand sedge, Sand-star, Sand-Segge, hesgen y tywod, and German sarsaparilla.
Records indicate that Carex arenaria has been introduced to Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, and Virginia. Occurrence data from various institutions, including the University of Alberta Museums, NCSC, OSU, US, and CAS, document its presence in Germany, Finland, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. The species has an occurrence count of 194,282 and a record count of 4,300, with 2,900 associated media items.
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Species
sand sedge
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyCyperaceae
A plant that can sew? The next time you walk on the higher part of the beach, look for grass, or something that looks like grass. If the plants seem to be growing along an invisible line, then chances are you have found sand sedge. Just take a good look at the picture above. The plant develops very long thin horizontal root stocks. New plants emerge regularly along this line, making it look like a sewing machine was at work. The blades of the sand sedge catch light wind-blown sand, which makes it an important plant for dune formation.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,300
- With media
- 2,900
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, NCSC, OSU, US, CAS, CHSC
- Recorded in
- Germany, Finland, United States, France, United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden
Wikidata facts
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- species
- taxon name
- Carex arenaria
- Commons gallery
- Carex arenaria
- Commons category
- Carex arenaria
- taxon common name
- hietikkosara
- short name
- C. arenaria
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carex arenaria” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.