Biology:Carex capitata
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Short description: Species of grass-like plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. capitata
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Carex capitata is a species of sedge known by the common name capitate sedge. It has a circumboreal distribution[1] including Norway, Russia, Siberia, Alaska, Canada and Greenland.[2][3] Growing in wet places in boreal forests and mountain meadows in alpine climates.
Description
This sedge is a loosely or densely clumping plant growing 10 to 35 centimeters tall. The leaves are quill-like, narrow and rolled tightly. The inflorescence is generally not more than a centimeter long and has several male and female flowers. It reproduces by seed and vegetatively by rhizomes.
References
- ↑ "Pan-arctic flora: Home". http://panarcticflora.org/3309#paf-3309135.
- ↑ Grønlands flora. Tyge Wittrock Böcher (3. reviderede udgave ed.). København: P. Haase & Sons. 1978. ISBN 87-559-0385-1. OCLC 183098604. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/183098604.
- ↑ Nordens flora. Bo Mossberg, Lennart Stenberg, Jon Feilberg, Anna Torsteinsrud, Victoria Widmark (Nye, udvidede og omarbejdede udgave ed.). Kbh.: Gyldendal. 2020. ISBN 978-87-02-28916-9. OCLC 1158895781. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1158895781.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Carex capitata
- USDA Plants Profile: Carex capitata
- Flora of North America
- Forest Service Ecology
- Carex capitata - Photo gallery
Wikidata ☰ Q159177 entry
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