Biology:Carex alligata
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Short description: Species of grass-like plant
| Carex alligata | |
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| At Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area, Maui | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. alligata
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex alligata Boott
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Carex alligata, the Hawaiʻi sedge, is a species of sedge that is endemic to Hawaii.[1][2]
It was first described in 1867 by American botanist Francis Boott (1792–1863).[3][4]
In flower
At Mount Waialeale, Kauai
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Carex alligata Boott". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:298498-1. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ↑ "Carex alligata". Native Plants Hawaii, University of Hawaii. http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Carex_alligata. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ↑ "Carex alligata Boott". The Plant List. 2010. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-224384. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ "Boott, Francis M.B. (1792-1863)". International Plant Names Index. https://www.ipni.org/a/972-1. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q2938208 entry
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