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Slender Club-Rush

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The slender club-rush, Isolepis cernua, also called low bulrush, tufted clubrush, or fiberoptic grass, is a small sedge of the family Cyperaceae native to many regions of the world including Australasia, Eurasia, Africa, and North and South America. It grows commonly in boggy ground and around ponds in freshwater wetlands and salt marshes, as well as in dune slacks and other brackish environments. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Isolepis cernua 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cyperaceae, Taxa
Source Slender Club-Rush (Wikidata)

In Biome

Salt Marsh, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Isolepis cernua
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Albania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Algeria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bolivia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Colombia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Cyprus, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ecuador, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ethiopia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Kenya, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Lesotho, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Libya, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Morocco, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Palestine, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Peru, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Portugal, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: South America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Tanzania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Tunisia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Uruguay, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Zimbabwe, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Isolepis cernua
Wikipedia
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 340461
    Isolepis cernua (basionym Scirpus cernuus) is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common names low bulrush, slender club-rush, tufted clubrush, and fiberoptic grass.
  • Introduction
    It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
  • In Biome: Salt Marsh, Lead section
    cernua is a small sedge that can be common in boggy ground and around ponds in both freshwater wetlands and salt marshes, as well as among dune slacks and other brackish environments.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Slender Club-Rush (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    Wikidata Q9337299: least concern (P141).
  • Child Taxon Of: Cyperaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. Wikipedia: Isolepis cernua
WikipediaWikidata Q9337299 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
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