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Carex × Abortiva
The genus ''Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing over 2000 species, according to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. In May 2015, the Global Carex Group argued for a broader circumscription of ''Carex'', which added all the species formerly classified in ''Cymophyllus'' (1 species), ''Kobresia'' (c. 60 species), ''Schoenoxiphium'' (c. 15 species) and ''Uncinia'' (c. 70 species). As of May 2024, all the currently recognised species (including hybrid species) in the genus ''Carex'' are given below: Species A *'' Carex × abitibiana'' Lepage *'' Carex aboriginum'' M.E.Jones *'' Carex × abortiva'' Holmb. *'' Carex abrupta'' Mack. *'' Carex abscondita'' Mack. *'' Carex acaulis'' d'Urv. *'' Carex accrescens'' Ohwi – Seoul sedge *'' Carex acicularis'' Boott *'' Carex acidicola'' Naczi *'' Carex acocksii'' C.Archer *'' Carex acuta'' L. *''Carex acutata'' Boott *''Carex acutiformis'' Ehrh. *'' Carex adelostoma'' V.I.Krecz. *'' Carex adrien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carex Spp Sturm55
''Carex'' is a vast genus of over 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family (biology), family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus ''Carex'' may be called true sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of ''Carex'' is known as caricology. Description All species of ''Carex'' are perennial plant, perennial, although some species, such as ''Carex bebbii, C. bebbii'' and ''Carex viridula, C. viridula'' can fruit in their first year of growth, and may not survive longer. They typically have rhizomes, stolons or short rootstocks, but some species grow in tufts (caespitose). The culm (botany), culm – the flower-bearing stalk – is unbranched and usually erect. It is usually distinctly triangular in section. The leaf, leaves of ''Carex'' comprise a blade, which extends away from the stalk, and a sheath, which encloses part of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carex Acutata
''Carex acutata'' (common name, slender-tufted sedge, slender-spiked sedge) is a species of sedge, a perennial flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It was first formally named by Francis Boott Francis Boott (26 September 1792 – 25 December 1863) was an American physician and botanist who was resident in Great Britain from 1820. Biography Boott was born in Boston, Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, the brother of Kirk Boott, ... in 1846. Description ''Carex acutata'' is a tuft-forming sedge, with clumps of slender, narrow leaves reaching up to 90cm in height. The inflorescence forms a series of spikes, with brownish flowers, appearing in late spring and summer. Distribution and habitat ''Carex acutata'' is native to South America. In Bolivia it occurs at elevations of . It is distributed in mountainous habitats of the Tropical Andes, from Bolivia to Venezuela. Taxonomy The name ''Carex tessellata'' was included in the Ecuadorian Red List as a “myster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carex Aggregata
''Carex aggregata'' is a species of sedge The Cyperaceae () are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as wikt:sedge, sedges. The family (biology), family is large; botanists have species description, described some 5,500 known species in about 90 ... that was first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1910. It is native to the eastern United States and Canada. References aggregata Flora of Northern America Plants described in 1910 {{Carex-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carex Agglomerata
''Carex agglomerata'' is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae first described by Charles Baron Clarke. Subspecies List of subspecies in Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life (CoL) is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxono ...: * ''Carex agglomerata rhizomata'' * ''Carex agglomerata agglomerata'' References agglomerata {{Carex-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carex Agastachys
''Carex'' is a vast genus of over 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus ''Carex'' may be called true sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of ''Carex'' is known as caricology. Description All species of ''Carex'' are perennial, although some species, such as '' C. bebbii'' and '' C. viridula'' can fruit in their first year of growth, and may not survive longer. They typically have rhizomes, stolons or short rootstocks, but some species grow in tufts (caespitose). The culm – the flower-bearing stalk – is unbranched and usually erect. It is usually distinctly triangular in section. The leaves of ''Carex'' comprise a blade, which extends away from the stalk, and a sheath, which encloses part of the stalk. The blade is normally long and flat, but may be folded, inrolled, channell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carex Aethiopica
''Carex aethiopica'' is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. See also * List of ''Carex'' species References aethiopica The ''Aethiopica'' (; , , 'Ethiopian Stories') or ''Theagenes and Chariclea'' (; , ) is an ancient Greek novel which has been dated to the 220s or 370s AD. It was written by Heliodorus of Emesa and is his only known work. Author The author of t ... Plants described in 1801 Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces {{carex-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carex Aestivalis
''Carex aestivalis'', the summer sedge, is a species of ''Carex'' native to North America. The specific epithet, ''aestivalis'', is derived from Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ... and means "pertaining to the summer". References Aestivalis Taxa named by Asa Gray Taxa named by Moses Ashley Curtis {{Carex-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carex × Aestivaliformis
The genus ''Carex'', the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing over 2000 species, according to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. In May 2015, the Global Carex Group argued for a broader circumscription of ''Carex'', which added all the species formerly classified in ''Cymophyllus'' (1 species), ''Kobresia'' (c. 60 species), ''Schoenoxiphium'' (c. 15 species) and ''Uncinia'' (c. 70 species). As of May 2024, all the currently recognised species (including hybrid species) in the genus ''Carex'' are given below: Species A *'' Carex × abitibiana'' Lepage *'' Carex aboriginum'' M.E.Jones *'' Carex × abortiva'' Holmb. *'' Carex abrupta'' Mack. *'' Carex abscondita'' Mack. *'' Carex acaulis'' d'Urv. *'' Carex accrescens'' Ohwi – Seoul sedge *'' Carex acicularis'' Boott *'' Carex acidicola'' Naczi *'' Carex acocksii'' C.Archer *'' Carex acuta'' L. *''Carex acutata'' Boott *'' Carex acutiformis'' Ehrh. *'' Carex adelostoma'' V.I.Krecz. *'' Carex adrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carex Aequialta
''Carex aequialta'' is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, that is native to China, Japan and Korea. Its common name in Korean is 물꼬리사초 or Mul-kko-ri-sa-cho. Description The perennial herb typically grows to a height of and has short rhizomes and trigonous shaped culms with a length of . The basal leaves are brown and scalelike. There are also cauline leaves. The inflorescence is corymb Corymb is a botanical term for an inflorescence with the flowers growing in such a fashion that the outermost are borne on longer pedicels than the inner, bringing all flowers up to a common level. A corymb has a flattish top with a superficial re ...-like with 2 to 4 spikes. The terminal spikes are 1.5 to 4.5 centimeters long, and awnless. There are 2 to 3 lateral spikes which are between 1.5 and 5 long. The perigynia are obovate, wide, and smooth. The achenes are suborbicular are 2 to 2.5 millimeters long. See also * List of ''Carex'' species References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carex Aematorrhyncha
''Carex aematorhyncha'' (common name: blood beak sedge) is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, native to South America. It was first formally named in 1854 in the sixth volume of '' Flora Chilena''. Two varieties are accepted: *''Carex aematorhyncha'' var. ''aematorhyncha'' *''Carex aematorhyncha'' var. ''corralensis'' Distribution and habitat The species is endemic to Central and southern Chile to the Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands (; ), commonly referred to as The Falklands, is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and from Cape Dub .... References aematorhyncha Flora of Southern America Taxa named by Nicaise Auguste Desvaux {{Carex-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carex Adusta
''Carex adusta'', commonly known as the lesser brown sedge, swarthy sedge, browned sedge, or Carex brûlé, is a species of Carex, sedge (''Carex'') in the section (biology), section ''Ovales''. First species description, described scientifically in 1839 by Francis Boott, is Latin for "burnt," probably referring to the color. Description ''Carex adusta'' is a densely tuft-forming, perennial, rhizomatous, grass-like plant growing up to 32 inches in height. Leaves are simple and alternate, and are linear in shape. The plants have densely clustered culm (botany), culms that grow high, and leaves measuring long by 2–3.5 mm wide. Inflorescence consists of up to 15 spikes, clustered together. The fruit is an obovate to elliptic achene. Distribution and habitat This species is found in Canada and the northeastern United States, where it grows in dry, acidic, sandy soils, woodlands, road beds and disturbed sites. References {{Carex-stub Carex, adusta Plants described ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carex × Adulterina
''Carex'' is a vast genus of over 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus ''Carex'' may be called true sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of ''Carex'' is known as caricology. Description All species of ''Carex'' are perennial, although some species, such as '' C. bebbii'' and '' C. viridula'' can fruit in their first year of growth, and may not survive longer. They typically have rhizomes, stolons or short rootstocks, but some species grow in tufts (caespitose). The culm – the flower-bearing stalk – is unbranched and usually erect. It is usually distinctly triangular in section. The leaves of ''Carex'' comprise a blade, which extends away from the stalk, and a sheath, which encloses part of the stalk. The blade is normally long and flat, but may be folded, inrolled, channell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
