Biology:Carex aestivalis

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Carex aestivalis
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. aestivalis
Binomial name
Carex aestivalis
M.A.Curtis ex A.Gray

Carex aestivalis, the summer sedge,[1] is a species of Carex native to North America. The specific epithet, aestivalis, is derived from Latin and means "pertaining to the summer".[2]

References

  1. "Carex aestivalis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CAAE2. Retrieved 29 October 2017. 
  2. Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. p. 4. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=u2n5vusQ1DEC&pg=PA4. Retrieved 12 November 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2938189 entry