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Carex limosa

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Carex limosa
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. Limosae
Species:
C. limosa
Binomial name
Carex limosa
Synonyms
  • Trasus limosus (L.) Gray
  • Facolos limosa (L.) Raf.
  • Carex elegans Willd.[1]
  • Carex fuscocuprea (Kük.) V.I.Krecz.
  • Carex glaucocarpa St.-Lag.
  • Carex laxa Dewey

Carex limosa is a species of sedge known as bog-sedge,[2] mud sedge, and shore sedge.

Distribution

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This sedge is an aquatic or shore plant which can most often be found in peat bogs in mountains. It is widely distributed across North America and northern Eurasia.

Description

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Carex limosa has a large rhizome and hairy roots. It produces a stem which is generally just under half a meter in height and has a few basal leaves which are long and threadlike. The tip of the stem is often occupied by a staminate spikelet, and below this hang one or more nodding pistillate spikelets. Some spikelets may have both male and female parts, however. Each fruit is a few millimeters long and spade-shaped.

References

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  1. ^ Willd. Fl. Berol. Prodr. 34 1787
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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