Biology:Carex sempervirens

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Carex sempervirens
Carex sempervirens 01.jpg
Habit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. sempervirens
Binomial name
Carex sempervirens
Vill.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Carex sempervirens, called the evergreen sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to the mountains of Europe.[2] It is common plant in nutrient-limited grasslands above and below the treeline.[3]

References

  1. Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 2: 214 (1787)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Carex sempervirens Vill.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:302193-1. 
  3. Yu, Fei-Hai; Schütz, Martin; Page-Dumroese, Deborah S.; Krüsi, Bertil O.; Schneller, Jakob; Wildi, Otto; Risch, Anita C. (2011). "Carex sempervirens tussocks induce spatial heterogeneity in litter decomposition, but not in soil properties, in a subalpine grassland in the Central Alps". Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants 206 (4): 373–379. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2010.08.003. 

Wikidata ☰ Q159891 entry