Carex backii

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

Carex backii, commonly known as Back's sedge, is a species of sedge (Carex) in the section Phyllostachyae.^[1] First described scientifically in 1839 by American botanist Francis Boott, it is found in Canada and the United States, where it grows in shaded woods, shaded slopes, and shrub thickets.^[1]^[2]

Description[]

The plants have culms that grow 3–25 cm (1.2–9.8 in) high, and deep-green to yellowish-green leaves measuring 2–5 mm wide. The inflorescence is typically a single terminal spike lacking a spike bract.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Leighton AL. (2012). Sedges (Carex) of Saskatchewan. Flora of Saskatchewan. Fascicle 3. Regina, Canada: Nature Saskatchewan. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-921104-29-2.
^ "Carex backii Boott in W. J. Hooker". Flora of North America. www.eFloras.org. Retrieved 2014-12-19.

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[Leighton_2012-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Leighton AL. (2012). Sedges (Carex) of Saskatchewan. Flora of Saskatchewan. Fascicle 3. Regina, Canada: Nature Saskatchewan. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-921104-29-2.

[urlEfloras-2] "Carex backii Boott in W. J. Hooker". Flora of North America. www.eFloras.org. Retrieved 2014-12-19.

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