Biology:Carex gracillima

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Carex gracillima
Carex gracillima kz2.jpg
Habit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. gracillima
Binomial name
Carex gracillima
Schwein.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Carex gracillima, called the graceful sedge or purple-sheathed graceful sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to central and eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.[2] It prefers to grow in shady, wet woodlands and similar habitats.[3]

References

  1. Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 66 (1824)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Carex gracillima Schwein.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324476-2. 
  3. Bebeau, D. (2015). "Graceful Sedge, Carex gracillima Schwein.". Friends of the Wild Flower Garden, Inc.. https://www.friendsofthewildflowergarden.org/pages/plants/carex_gracillima.html. "…basal sheaths blade-less and maroon" 

Wikidata ☰ Q15572275 entry