''Carex capillaris'', the hair-like sedge,
[ is a ]species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of sedge
The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' wit ...
found in North America and northern Eurasia[ including Greenland.]California
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, is sometimes included in ''Carex capillaris''. Two subspecies are accepted:[
* ''Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris''
* ''Carex capillaris subsp. fuscidula'' (V.I.Krecz. ex T.V.Egorova) Á.Löve & D.Löve
]
Ecology
''Carex capillaris'' is a known host to species of fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
, including '' Anthracoidea capillaris'', ''Didymella proximella
''Didymella proximella'' is a species of fungi belonging to the family Didymellaceae
The Didymellaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. The have a world-wide distribution.
Recent phylogenetic examination of some of the larger ...
'', '' Lophodermium caricinum'' and
'' Puccinia dioicae''.
References
External links
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capillaris
Flora of North America
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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Flora of Greenland