Carex backii

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Carex backii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Section: Carex sect. Phyllostachyae
Species:
C. backii
Binomial name
Carex backii

Carex backii, commonly known as Back's sedge, is a species of sedge (Carex) in the section Phyllostachyae. [1] First described scientifically in 1839 by American botanist Francis Boott, it is found in Canada and the United States, where it grows in shaded woods, shaded slopes, and shrub thickets. [1] [2]

Description

The plants have culms that grow 3–25 cm (1.2–9.8 in) high, and deep-green to yellowish-green leaves measuring 2–5 mm wide. The inflorescence is typically a single terminal spike lacking a spike bract. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Leighton AL. (2012). Sedges (Carex) of Saskatchewan. Flora of Saskatchewan. Vol. Fascicle 3. Regina, Canada: Nature Saskatchewan. p. 78. ISBN   978-0-921104-29-2.
  2. "Carex backii Boott in W. J. Hooker". Flora of North America. www.eFloras.org. Retrieved 2014-12-19.