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Carex scabrata

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Carex scabrata
At the Ecological-Botanical Garden of the University of Bayreuth
Leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. scabrata
Binomial name
Carex scabrata

Carex scabrata, the eastern rough sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae.[2] It is native to eastern Canada and the eastern United States (but in the southeast it is confined to the Appalachians), with one collection each in the Ozark and Ouachita mountains.[3][4] A perennial reaching 90 cm (3 ft), it is found it wet areas with rich soils, particularly on seepage slopes.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Lansdown, R.V. (2016). "Scabrous sedge Carex scabrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64273126A67729030. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64273126A67729030.en. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Carex scabrata Schwein. Eastern Rough Sedge". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Carex scabrata Schwein". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b Cochrane, Theodore S. (5 November 2020). "Carex scabrata Schweinitz Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 69. 1824. Common names: Carex scabre". Flora of North America. Flora of North America Association. Retrieved 27 August 2023.