Carex Bromoides
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''Carex bromoides'', known as brome-like sedge, brome-sedge, and dropseed of the woods, is a species of sedge in the genus '' Carex''. It is native to North America.


Taxonomy

''Carex bromoides'' was described by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1805. It has two accepted subspecies: *''Carex bromoides'' subsp. ''bromoides'' — broadly distributed across eastern North America *''Carex bromoides'' subsp. ''montana'' Naczi — restricted to Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina ''Carex bromoides'' subsp. ''montana'' has larger features including wider culms and leaf blades, as well as proportionately longer perigynium beaks.


Distribution and habitat

''Carex bromoides'' ranges across most of eastern North America, including Mexico, the United States, and Canada. It is found primarily in wooded wetland habitats, occasionally in wet meadows.


References

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