Carex albolutescens

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Carex albolutescens
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Greenwhite sedge photographed in New York
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Vignea
Section: Carex sect. Ovales
Species:
C. albolutescens
Binomial name
Carex albolutescens

Carex albolutescens, known as greenish-white sedge [2] or greenwhite sedge [3] is a species of sedge native primarily to the lower Midwest and Eastern United States. [3] [4] C. albolutescens grows in wetlands, with an affinity toward acidic soils in swamps and woodlands. [2] [4]

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References

  1. "Carex albolutescens Schwein". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  2. 1 2 Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds. (February 2011). "Carex albolutescens". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  3. 1 2 USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carex albolutescens". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  4. 1 2 Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2002). "Carex albolutescens". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 23. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2018-09-27 via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.