Carex thouarsii

Carex thouarsii is a species of sedge found in the Tristan da Cunha archipelago. It lives chiefly in heaths dominated by Blechnum palmiforme, and Phylica arborea woodland.[1] It is widespread and common on Tristan da Cunha and Inaccessible Island, but scarce on Nightingale Island, possibly due to a lack of habitat.[1] It was first described by Dugald Carmichael in 1819 following the British annexation of Tristan da Cunha in 1816.[2]

Carex thouarsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Cyperaceae
Genus:
Carex
Subgenus:
C. subg. Carex
Section:
Carex sect. Spirostachyae
Species:
C. thouarsii
Binomial name
Carex thouarsii

References
  1. G. Jakubowsky (2003). "Carex thouarsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003. Retrieved August 7, 2011.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Dugald Carmichael (1819). "Some account of the island of Tristan da Cunha and of its natural productions". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 12 (2): 483–513. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1817.tb00241.x.


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