Biology:Carex argyrantha

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Carex argyrantha
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. argyrantha
Binomial name
Carex argyrantha
Tuck. ex Boott
Synonyms[1]

Carex foenea var. perplexa L.H.Bailey

Carex argyrantha, the hay sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern Canada and the east-central and northeastern United States, and has gone extinct in Delaware.[1] It typically grows in rocky woodlands and on sandstone ledges and has potential for use on green roofs.[2][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Carex argyrantha Tuck. ex Boott". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:298642-1. 
  2. Cusick, Allison W. (1996). "Notes on Selected Species of Carex (Cyperaceae) in Ohio". Castanea 61 (4): 382–390. 
  3. Miller, Lori E.; Heim, Amy E.; Lundholm, Jeremy (2014). "Green roof vegetation type affects germination and initial survival of colonizing woody species". Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 13 (4): 892–899. doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2014.10.001. 

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