Biology:Carex flava
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. flava
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Carex flava, called hedgehog grass, is a widespread species of sedge (genus Carex), native to the northern United States, Canada, Iceland, Europe, the Atlas Mountains in Africa, the Transcaucasus area, and parts of Siberia.[2][3] It is the namesake of the Carex flava species complex.[4]
References
- ↑ Sp. Pl.: 975 (1753)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Carex flava L.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30043428-2.
- ↑ "Carex flava hedgehog grass". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/79064/i-Carex-flava-i/Details. Retrieved 31 December 2020. "Other common names; marsh hedgehog grass, yellow sedge, large yellow sedge"
- ↑ Jiménez-Mejías, Pedro; Benítez-Benítez, Carmen; Fernández-Mazuecos, Mario; Martín-Bravo, Santiago (2017). "Cut from the same cloth: The convergent evolution of dwarf morphotypes of the Carex flava group (Cyperaceae) in Circum-Mediterranean mountains". PLOS ONE 12 (12): e0189769. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0189769. PMID 29281689. Bibcode: 2017PLoSO..1289769J.
Wikidata ☰ Q917324 entry
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