Biology:Carex disticha

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Carex disticha
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Vignea
Section: Carex sect. Ammoglochin
Species:
C. disticha
Binomial name
Carex disticha
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Carex disticha is a Eurasian species of sedge known as the brown sedge[1] or, in North America, tworank sedge.[2]

Distribution

Carex disticha is native to parts of Northern and Western Europe, where it grows in moist spots in a number of habitat types, and it has been introduced to the Great Lakes region of southern Canada.[3] In its native range, this species is often associated with the Juncus subnodulosusCirsium palustre fen-meadow habitat.[4] Carex disticha has also been introduced to Canada , where it is known from only two sites, in Ontario and Quebec.[3][5]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q159026 entry