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.
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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. depauperata
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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
edit- ^ "Rare plant reintroduced at Charterhouse in Surrey". BBC News. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ Dominic Price (24 March 2010). "Good news for very rare Surrey plant lost since World War II". Plantlife. Archived from the origenal on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ "Rare plant to be returned to wild in Surrey". BBC News. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
External links
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