Carex scabrata

Carex scabrata
At the Ecological-Botanical Garden of the University of Bayreuth
Leaves
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. scabrata
Binomial name
Carex scabrata Schwein.

Carex scabrata, the eastern rough sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. ^[2] It is native to eastern Canada and the eastern United States (but in the southeast it is confined to the Appalachians), with one collection each in the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains. ^{[3] [4]} A perennial reaching 90 cm (3 ft), it is found it wet areas with rich soils, particularly on seepage slopes. ^[4]

References

1. Lansdown, R.V. (2016). "Scabrous sedge Carex scabrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T64273126A67729030. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64273126A67729030.en . Retrieved 27 August 2023.
2. "Carex scabrata Schwein. Eastern Rough Sedge". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
3. "Carex scabrata Schwein". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 27 August 2023.
4. Cochrane, Theodore S. (5 November 2020). "Carex scabrata Schweinitz Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 69. 1824. Common names: Carex scabre". Flora of North America. Flora of North America Association. Retrieved 27 August 2023.