Carex gracillima

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Carex gracillima
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Habit
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. gracillima
Binomial name
Carex gracillima
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Carex digitalisSchwein. & Torr.
    • Carex gracillima var. macerrimaFernald & Wiegand
    • Loxanisa gracillima(Schwein.) Raf.

Carex gracillima, called the graceful sedge or purple-sheathed graceful sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex , native to central and eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States. [2] It prefers to grow in shady, wet woodlands and similar habitats. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 66 (1824)
  2. 1 2 "Carex gracillima Schwein". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Bebeau, D. (2015). "Graceful Sedge, Carex gracillima Schwein". friendsofthewildflowergarden.org. Friends of the Wild Flower Garden, Inc. Retrieved 5 January 2021. …basal sheaths blade-less and maroon
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