| Carex tasmanica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. tasmanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex tasmanica Kük. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Carex tasmanica, called curly sedge (a name its shares with a few other members of its genus), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to Victoria and Tasmania states in Australia. It gets its common name from the distinctive helical spirals its leaves form when they dry out. Considered a threatened species, none of its populations are in a protected area.
References
- ^ "Carex tasmanica Kük". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- "Curly Sedge". Grasslands: Biodiversity of South-Eastern Australia. Department of Education and Training, State of Victoria. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- Gilfedder, L.; Kirkpatrick, JB (1996). "The distribution, ecology and management of two rare Tasmanian sedges - Schoenus absconditus Kuk. and Carex tasmanica Kuk". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 130: 31–40. doi:10.26749/rstpp.130.1.31.
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