Carex tribuloides

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Carex tribuloides
Carex tribuloides NRCS-1.jpg
Flowers
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. tribuloides
Binomial name
Carex tribuloides
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Carex cristata var. reducta(L.H.Bailey) Kük.
    • Carex lagopodioidesWilld.
    • Carex lagopodioides var. moniliformisOlney ex L.H.Bailey
    • Carex sangamonensis(Clokey) Mohlenbr.
    • Carex scoparia var. lagopodioides(Willd.) Torr.
    • Carex tribuloides f. aggregataPeck
    • Carex tribuloides var. reductaL.H.Bailey
    • Carex tribuloides var. turbataL.H.Bailey
    • Vignea lagopodioides(Willd.) Rchb.

Carex tribuloides, the blunt broom sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex , native to the eastern United States, eastern Canada, and Veracruz in Mexico, and introduced in Sweden. [2] [3] It is an important food for soras ( Porzana carolina ) during their spring migration. [4]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are currently accepted: [2]

References

  1. Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 145 (1803)
  2. 1 2 3 "Carex tribuloides Wahlenb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. "Plant profile for Carex tribuloides Wahlenb. blunt broom sedge". Plants Database. USDA. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. Rundle, W. Dean; Sayre, Mark W. (1983). "Feeding Ecology of Migrant Soras in Southeastern Missouri". The Journal of Wildlife Management. 47 (4): 1153–1159. doi:10.2307/3808182. JSTOR   3808182.