Carex montana

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Carex montana
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. montana
Binomial name
Carex montana
Linnaeus, 1753 [1]

Carex montana, also called mountain or soft-leaved sedge, is a species of grass of the genus Carex . It is most commonly found in Europe and Central Russia. [2] [3]

It is native to most countries in Europe including the UK, Germany, France and Spain. [4] [5]

It is tolerant of alkaline soils and temperatures down to −23 °C. [2] [6]

References

  1. "Carex montana L." Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh . Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Carex montana". Longwood Gardens . Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. "Carex montana L., Sp. Pl.: 975 (1753)". Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Science. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. "Carex montana L." U.S. National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. Jean A. Paton (1968). Wild Flowers in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Truro: D. Bradford Barton Ltd. p. 95.
  6. "Carex montana". Hortipedia. Retrieved 9 June 2019.