Biology:Carex communis

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Short description: Species of plant

Carex communis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. communis
Binomial name
Carex communis
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex amplisquama F.J.Herm.
  • Carex communis f. gynandra (Farw.) E.G.Voss
  • Carex communis var. gynandra Farw.

Carex communis, the fibrous-root sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to central and eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.[1][2] Its seeds are dispersed by ants.[3]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Carex communis var. amplisquama (F.J.Herm.) Rettig
  • Carex communis var. communis

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Carex communis L.H.Bailey". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:45982-2. 
  2. "Carex communis (Fibrous-root Sedge)". Minnesota Wildflowers. 2021. https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/grass-sedge-rush/fibrous-root-sedge. 
  3. Handel, Steven N. (1978). "New ant-dispersed species in the genera Carex, Luzula, and Claytonia". Canadian Journal of Botany 56 (22): 2925–2927. doi:10.1139/b78-351. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2938477 entry