Biology:Carex glaucescens
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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. glaucescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex glaucescens Elliott
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Carex glaucescens is a perennial sedge that belongs to the family Cyperaceae.[1] The common name of this sedge is the southern waxy sedge due to the blue-grey, waxy appearance of the sheaths and fruits.[2][3] The term "glaucous" means "gleaming" or "grey" in Latin;[4] the specific epithet of C. glaucescens is derived from this term. Carex glaucescens is a native plant in North America and is an obligate wetland species in the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains, Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, and the Great Plains.[1]
Description
Carex glaucescens is a graminoid,[1] meaning they have a grass-like[2] appearance. This species begins blooming in the early summer months, and begins developing fruits into the late summer months around July and August.[3][5] Carex glaucescens features a staminate spikelet at the top of the plant which fertilizes the pistillate spikelets below it.[3] The fruits are born on pendulous pistillate spikelets which are covered by translucent papilla, which gives the fruit sac its glaucous appearance.[3][5] Inside the fruit sac are ellipsoid achenes, the seed of the plant.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "CAGL5". USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CAGL5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Carex glaucescens". LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILDFLOWER CENTER. https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=cagl5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "243. Carex glaucescens Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina. 2: 553. 1824.". Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357211.
- ↑ "glaucous". Merriam Webster. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glaucous.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Carex glaucescens". North Carolina State. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/carex-glaucescens/.
Wikidata ☰ Q15571829 entry
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