Carex foenea

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Carex foenea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. foenea
Binomial name
Carex foenea
Synonyms [1]
  • Carex aeneaFernald
  • Carex argyrantha var. aenea(Fernald) B.Boivin
  • Carex foenea var. aenea(Fernald) Kük.
  • Vignea foenea(Willd.) Rchb.

Carex foenea is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native from subarctic America to the northern United States. [1] It was first described by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1809. [2]

Some sources regard Carex foenea as a synonym of Carex siccata , [3] others treat it as a full species. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Carex foenea Willd.", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2021-06-01
  2. "Carex foenea Willd.", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2021-06-01
  3. "Carex siccata Dewey", USDA Plants, retrieved 2021-05-31