Biology:Carex ornithopoda

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Carex ornithopoda
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'Variegata' cultivar
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Botanical illustration (with Carex ericetorum on right)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. ornithopoda
Binomial name
Carex ornithopoda
Willd.[1]

Carex ornithopoda, called the bird's foot sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to most of Europe, and Anatolia.[2][3] A variegated cultivar is commercially available.[4]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Carex ornithopoda subsp. ornithopoda
  • Carex ornithopoda subsp. ornithopodioides (Hausm.) Nyman

References

  1. Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 255 (1805)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Carex ornithopoda Willd.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:301357-1. 
  3. "Carex ornithopoda bird's foot sedge". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/72294/Carex-ornithopoda/Details. Retrieved 12 January 2021. 
  4. "Carex ornithopoda 'Variegata' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/48373/Carex-ornithopoda-Variegata-(v)/Details. Retrieved 12 January 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q164827 entry