Biology:Carex elata
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Short description: Species of flowering 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. elata
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex elata All.[1]
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Carex elata, tufted sedge, is a species in the genus Carex, native to all of Europe, the Atlas Mountains of Africa, Turkey, Iran and Central Asia.[2] It prefers to grow with its roots in water. Its cultivar 'Aurea' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]
- Carex elata subsp. elata
- Carex elata subsp. omskiana (Meinsh.) Jalas (synonym: Carex omskiana Meinsh.)[4]
References
- ↑ Fl. Pedem. 2: 272 (1785)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Carex elata All.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:299596-1.
- ↑ "Carex elata 'Aurea' Bowles' golden sedge". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/89736/Carex-elata-Aurea/Details. Retrieved 27 September 2020. "Synonyms Carex stricta 'Bowles's Variety'; Carex stricta 'Bowles's Golden'; Carex 'Bowles Golden'; Carex stricta 'Aurea'; Carex elata 'Bowles's Golden'; Carex riparia 'Bowles's Golden'"
- ↑ "Carex omskiana Meinsh.". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000349544.
Wikidata ☰ Q161128 entry
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