Carex rorulenta
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant in the sedge family}}
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Carex
| species = rorulenta
| authority = Porta
| synonyms = Carex halleriana subsp. rorulenta {{small|(Porta) Malag.}}
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Carex rorulenta is a species of true sedge in the family Cyperaceae, endemic to the Balearic Islands of Spain.{{cite POWO |id=301995-1 |title=Carex rorulenta Porta |access-date=2 November 2022 }}
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.{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2024 |title=Carex rorulenta Porta |url=https://herbarivirtual.uib.es/en/general/539/especie/carex-rorulenta-porta |website=Herbari virtual}} A common species, it is a hexaploid with some chromosomal irregularities.{{cite journal |last1=Rosselló |first1=Josep A. |last2=Castro |first2=Mercedes |year=2008 |title=Karyological Evolution of the Angiosperm Endemic Flora of the Balearic Islands |journal=Taxon |volume=57 |issue=1 |pages=259–273 |doi=10.2307/25065967 |jstor=25065967 |doi-access=free}}