''Carex ferruginea'', the rusty sedge or rust-coloured sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family
Cyperaceae
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'' w ...
.
It is native to the
Alps, the
southern Carpathians, and the western
Balkan Peninsula
The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...
, and has been introduced to the U.S. state of
New Jersey.
It is a
glacial relict species.
References
ferruginea
Flora of France
Flora of Switzerland
Flora of Germany
Flora of Austria
Flora of Southeastern Europe
Plants described in 1771
Flora of the Alps
Flora of the Carpathians
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