Biology:Carex careyana

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Carex careyana
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Carex
Section: Carex sect. Careyanae
Species:
C. careyana
Binomial name
Carex careyana
Torr. ex Dewey[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Carex heterostachya Torr.

Carex careyana, commonly known as Carey's sedge,[3] is a species of sedge found in the eastern United States and Ontario, Canada.[4][5]

Its natural habitat is nutrient-rich moist forests, often on rocky calcareous slopes, and around outcrops such as caves or sinkholes.[6][7] It is a conservative species, only being found in intact natural communities.[8]

It can be distinguished from other Carex in section Careyanae by its combination of purple leaf bases, broad basal leaves, long leaf-like bracts on the culm, and relatively large perigynia.[8][7] It produces flowers and fruits in spring.[6]

References

  1. "Carex careyana Torr. ex Dewey". International Plant Names Index. https://www.ipni.org/n/299056-1. Retrieved 9 October 2019. 
  2. "Carex careyana Torr. ex Dewey". Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:299056-1. Retrieved 9 October 2019. 
  3. "Carex careyana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CACA14. Retrieved 9 October 2019. 
  4. "Carex careyana", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Carex%20careyana.png, retrieved 27 July 2021 
  5. "Carex careyana Torr. ex Dewey". 2010. https://data.canadensys.net/vascan/taxon/4805. Retrieved 9 October 2019. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Bryson, Charles T.; Robert F. C. Naczi (2002), "Carex careyana", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 23, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357105, retrieved 9 October 2019 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Weakley, Alan (2020). "Flora of the Southeastern United States". https://ncbg.unc.edu/research/unc-herbarium/flora-request/. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 [https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/grasses/plants/carey_sedge.html Carey's Sedge (Carex careyana)|IllinoisWildflowers

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