Carex depauperata

Carex depauperata (starved wood-sedge) is a rare species of sedge native to parts of Europe. The plant has been virtually extinct in the United Kingdom since the 1940s.

Carex depauperata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
(unranked):
Commelinids
Order:
Poales
Family:
Cyperaceae
Genus:
Carex
Species:
C. depauperata
Binomial name
Carex depauperata

In 2010, following a successful reintroduction at Charterhouse School,[1][2] staff at Wakehurst Place Garden, West Sussex, announced that the plant was to be reintroduced to a second, undisclosed location in Surrey.[3]

References
  1. "Rare plant reintroduced at Charterhouse in Surrey". BBC News. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  2. Dominic Price (24 March 2010). "Good news for very rare Surrey plant lost since World War II". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  3. "Rare plant to be returned to wild in Surrey". BBC News. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.


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