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Carex emoryi

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Carex emoryi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Carex
Section: Carex sect. Phacocystis
Species:
C. emoryi
Binomial name
Carex emoryi

Carex emoryi, the riverbank tussock sedge or Emory's sedge, is a species of sedge native to Canada, the United States, and the states of Chihuahua and Coahuila in northern Mexico.[1][2]

Distinctive truncate ligule of Carex emoryi

It grows along the banks of rivers and streams.[2] It also occurs on sand and gravel bars in streams. It spreads by means of underground rhizomes. Carex emoryi is sometimes planted in retention ponds for erosion prevention and maintenance reduction along shorelines.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ a b Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2002). "Carex emoryi". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 23. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2018-09-27 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ^ Tungesvick K., (2009, March). Field Notes: Carex emoryi. American Nurseryman,pg 78