Biology:Carex trisperma

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Carex trisperma
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Habit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. trisperma
Binomial name
Carex trisperma
Dewey[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Carex billingsii (O.W.Knight) Kirschb.
  • Carex trisperma f. billingsii (O.W.Knight) B.Boivin
  • Neskiza trisperma (Dewey) Raf.

Carex trisperma, the three-seeded sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Canada, Greenland, and the northeastern United States.[2] It is typically found in acidic bogs within forests.[3]

Subtaxa

The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Carex trisperma var. billingsii O.W.Knight
  • Carex trisperma var. trisperma

References

  1. Amer. J. Sci. Arts 9: 63 (1825)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Carex trisperma Dewey". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:302730-1. 
  3. Kirschbaum, Chad D. (2007). "The Taxonomy of Carex trisperma (Cyperaceae)". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1 (1): 389–405. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15583230 entry