Carex rorulenta

Carex rorulenta is a species of true sedge in the family Cyperaceae, endemic to the Balearic Islands of Spain.^[1]

Carex rorulenta
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. rorulenta
Binomial name
Carex rorulenta Porta
Synonyms[1]
Carex halleriana subsp. rorulenta (Porta) Malag.

Description

Carex rorulenta is a carpet-forming plant, distinguished from other Carex species because of its short stems and thin leaves. Leaves are dark green and pubescent. The flowers are unobtrusive, and appear at the ends of a filiform leaf-stalk.^[2] A common species, it is a hexaploid with some chromosomal irregularities.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

Carex rorulenta favours muddy, shady banks, oak forests, cliffsides.^[2]