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Squarrose Sedge (Carex squarrosa)

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Carex squarrosa
Habit
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. squarrosa
Binomial name
Carex squarrosa
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Carex squarrosa f. robusta Peck
    • Carex squarrosa var. typhinoides (Schwein.) Dewey
    • Carex typhinoides Schwein.
    • Vignea squarrosa (L.) Rchb.

Carex squarrosa is a species of sedge (genus Carex), native to the central and eastern United States, and Ontario in Canada.[2] It is typically found in bottomland hardwood forests and other wet habitats.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sp. Pl.: 973 (1753)
  2. ^ a b "Carex squarrosa L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  3. ^ Saladyga, Thomas; Vanderhorst, James; Cline, John (2020). "Successional dynamics of an Appalachian pin oak (Quercus palustris Münchh.) swamp forest". The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 147: 22. doi:10.3159/TORREY-D-19-00023.1. S2CID 215769591.