Biology:Carex torta
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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. torta
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex torta Boott ex Tuck.
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Carex torta, the twisted sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.[1] It is a specialist on gravelly and rocky stream and river banks, moreso when recently scoured.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Carex torta Boott ex Tuck.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:302671-1.
- ↑ Zimmerman, E. (2011). "Twisted Sedge (Carex torta) Stream Margin Factsheet". Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program. https://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/Community.aspx?=30021.
Wikidata ☰ Q15580860 entry
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