Carex sect. Ovales

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Carex sect. Ovales
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Carex leporina (= "C. ovalis")
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Vignea
Section: Carex sect. Ovales
Kunth

Carex sect. Ovales is a section of the genus Carex , containing around 85 species of sedge. [1] It is the most diverse section of the genus in North America, containing 72 species: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Joy Mastrogiuseppe; Paul E. Rothrock; A. C. Dibble; A. A. Reznicek (2002). "Carex Linnaeus sect. Ovales Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 394. 1837". Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Cyperaceae. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Vol. 23. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-515207-4.