Carex disperma

Carex disperma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. disperma
Binomial name
	Carex disperma; Dewey
Synonyms
	Carex tenella

Carex disperma is a species of sedge known by the common names softleaf sedge or two-seed sedge.^[1] It is native to much of the northern Northern Hemisphere, from Alaska to Greenland, most of Canada and the contiguous United States, and across Eurasia.

Description[]

Carex disperma grows in many types of wet habitat, such as swamps, meadows, and moist forest understory. This sedge produces thin, nodding stems up to 60 centimeters long from a network of branching rhizomes. The leaves are flat, green, and very narrow, less than 2 millimeters wide. The small open inflorescence is made up of 2 to 4 small rounded spikes.

References[]

^ Lee, Sangtae; Chang, Kae Sun, eds. (2015). English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. p. 390. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Retrieved 6 March 2019 – via Korea Forest Service.

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[KNA-1] Lee, Sangtae; Chang, Kae Sun, eds. (2015). English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. p. 390. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Retrieved 6 March 2019 – via Korea Forest Service.

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