Carex communis

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Carex communis
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. communis
Binomial name
Carex communis
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex amplisquama F.J.Herm.
  • Carex communis f. gynandra (Farw.) E.G.Voss
  • Carex communis var. gynandra Farw.

Carex communis, the fibrous-root sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to central and eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.[1][2] Its seeds are dispersed by ants.[3]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Carex communis var. amplisquama (F.J.Herm.) Rettig
  • Carex communis var. communis

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Carex communis L.H.Bailey". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. "Carex communis (Fibrous-root Sedge)". MinnesotaWildflowers.info. Minnesota Wildflowers. 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. Handel, Steven N. (1978). "New ant-dispersed species in the genera Carex, Luzula, and Claytonia". Canadian Journal of Botany. 56 (22): 2925–2927. doi:10.1139/b78-351.