Carex aurea

Carex aurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Section:
Species:	C. aurea
Binomial name
	Carex aurea; Nutt.

Carex aurea is a species of sedge known by the common name golden sedge.^[1] It is native to much of North America, including most of Canada and the western, upper Midwest, and northeastern United States.^[2] It grows in wet habitat, often on soils of a basic pH.

Carex aurea on stream bank

Description[]

Carex aurea produces stems up to about 40 cm (16 in) tall. The inflorescence produces staminate and pistillate flowers, the latter yielding rounded fruits. The fruit is coated in a sac called a perigynium which is fleshy and green at full size and then turns bright orange just before it falls off.

References[]

^ USDA Plants Profile
^ "Carex aurea". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

External links[]

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[1] USDA Plants Profile

[2] "Carex aurea". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

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