Biology:Carex echinata
| Carex echinata | |
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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 |
| Subgenus: | Carex subg. Vignea |
| Section: | Carex sect. Stellulatae |
| Species: | C. echinata
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex echinata Murray
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Vignea echinata Murray (Fourr). (1869). | |
Carex echinata is a species of sedge known by the common names star sedge and little prickly sedge.
Description
Carex echinata is a tussock-forming, grasslike plant in the family Cyperaceae. It has a solid, ridged stem that may exceed 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in height with a few thready leaves toward the base. The inflorescences are star-shaped spikelets and are 3–15 mm (0.12–0.59 in) wide.
It is infected by the fungal species Anthracoidea karii.[2]
Distribution and habitat
This plant is native to North and Central America and parts of Eurasia; as of 2016, it had spread as far as Taiwan.[3] Carex echinata is a plant of wet forests, marshes, and mountain meadows of moderate elevation. It is commonly associated with peat bogs.[4]
References
- ↑ > "Carex echinata Murray." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/46120-2/>.
- ↑ Taylor, Stewart; Smith, Paul A. (2017-01-01). "Having a LAFF with Anthracoidea" (in en). Field Mycology 18 (1): 5–13. doi:10.1016/j.fldmyc.2017.01.004. ISSN 1468-1641. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/401963/1/Anthracoidea%2520v8a.docx.
- ↑ Liao, Chun-kuei (January 2016). "Carex echinata Murray (section Stellulatae: Cyperaceae), a newly recorded sedge in Taiwan". Taiwan Journal of Forest Science 31 (2): 143–147. doi:10.7075/TJFS. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306133526.
- ↑ Cusick, Allison W. (1996). "Notes on the Genus Carex (Cyperaceae) in West Virginia". Castanea 61 (2): 161–167. ISSN 0008-7475. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4033870.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q158165 entry
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