Biology:Carex cryptolepis

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Carex cryptolepis
Carex cryptolepis imported from iNaturalist photo 49554449 on 23 January 2020.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Section: Carex sect. Ceratocystis
Species:
C. cryptolepis
Binomial name
Carex cryptolepis
Mack.

Carex cryptolepis, known as northeastern sedge, is a North American species of sedge first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1914.[1][2][3]

It grows in wetlands such as shorelines, swales, and fens of the Great Lakes region, northeastern United States, and southcentral/southeastern Canada.[1][4] It may hybridize with Carex viridula.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Carex cryptolepis Mack.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:46031-2. Retrieved 18 January 2020. 
  2. "Carex cryptolepis". The Plant List. 2010. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-225774. Retrieved 6 December 2014. 
  3. "Carex cryptolepis Mackenzie". 2010. https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/taxon/4827. Retrieved 18 January 2020. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds (February 2011). "Carex cryptolepis". University of Michigan Herbarium. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=942. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15569384 entry