Carex albursina

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White Bear sedge
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Carex
Section:
Species:
C. albursina
Binomial name
Carex albursina
Synonyms

Carex laxiflora var. latifolia Lam.[1]

Carex albursina (White Bear sedge, blunt-scaled wood sedge)[1] is a wide-leaved sedge. It grows in moist deciduous or mixed woods in eastern North America.[2] It was named after White Bear Lake in east central Minnesota, where it was found by in the 1890s.[3] The leaves are 10–38 mm (381+12 inches) wide and 10–35 cm (4–14 inches) long.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Carex albursina". Flora of Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Herbarium, University of Wisconsin–Madison. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Ball, Peter W.; Reznicek, A. A. (2002). "Carex albursina". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 23. New York and Oxford – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ^ Chayka, Katy; Dziuk, Peter (2016). "Carex albursina (White Bear Sedge)". Minnesota Wildflowers.


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