Carex sempervirens

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Carex sempervirens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. sempervirens
Binomial name
Carex sempervirens
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Carex alpestrisGaudin
    • Carex alpinaSchrank
    • Carex aridaSchleich. ex Kunth
    • Carex erectaDC.
    • Carex ferrugineaSchkuhr
    • Carex graniticaBraun-Blanq.
    • Carex tatrorum(Zapal.) Racib.
    • Carex variaHost
    • Carex wazmanniSchrank
    • Trasus erectus(DC.) Gray

Carex sempervirens, called the evergreen sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex , native to the mountains of Europe. [2] It is common plant in nutrient-limited grasslands above and below the treeline. [3]

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References

  1. Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 2: 214 (1787)
  2. 1 2 "Carex sempervirens Vill". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. Yu, Fei-Hai; Schütz, Martin; Page-Dumroese, Deborah S.; Krüsi, Bertil O.; Schneller, Jakob; Wildi, Otto; Risch, Anita C. (2011). "Carex sempervirens tussocks induce spatial heterogeneity in litter decomposition, but not in soil properties, in a subalpine grassland in the Central Alps". Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants. 206 (4): 373–379. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2010.08.003. S2CID   85884957.