Carex careyana

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Carex careyana
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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. careyana
Binomial name
Carex careyana
Torr. ex Dewey[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Carex heterostachya Torr.

Carex careyana, commonly known as Carey's sedge,[3] is a species of sedge found in the eastern United States and Ontario, Canada.[4][5]

Its natural habitat is nutrient-rich moist forests, often on rocky calcareous slopes, and around outcrops such as caves or sinkholes.[6][7] It is a conservative species, only being found in intact natural communities.[8]

It can be distinguished from other Carex in section Careyanae by its combination of purple leaf bases, broad basal leaves, long leaf-like bracts on the culm, and relatively large perigynia.[8][7] It produces flowers and fruits in spring.[6]

  • Detail of flowers and fruit

References[]

  1. ^ "Carex careyana Torr. ex Dewey". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Carex careyana Torr. ex Dewey". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Carex careyana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Carex careyana". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ Brouillet L, Desmet P, Coursol F, Meades SJ, Favreau M, Anions M, Bélisle P, Gendreau C, Shorthouse D, and contributors (2010+). "Carex careyana Torr. ex Dewey". data.canadensys.net. Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Retrieved 9 October 2019.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  6. ^ a b Bryson, Charles T. & Robert F. C. Naczi (2002). "Carex careyana". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 23. New York and Oxford. Retrieved 9 October 2019 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  7. ^ a b Weakley, Alan (2020). "Flora of the Southeastern United States".
  8. ^ a b [https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/grasses/plants/carey_sedge.html Carey's Sedge (Carex careyana)|IllinoisWildflowers


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