Biology:Carex louisianica
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Short description: Species of grass-like plant
| Carex louisianica | |
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| Showing characteristic long staminate peduncle | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Section: | Carex sect. Lupulinae |
| Species: | C. louisianica
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex louisianica L.H.Bailey
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Carex louisianica, commonly called Louisiana sedge,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It is native to North America, where it is primarily found in the southeastern United States.[2] Its natural habitat is wet, swampy forests and openings.[3]
It is a rhizomatous perennial that flowers in spring. It produces fruits in late spring and summer.[3]
References
- ↑ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm.
- ↑ "Carex louisianica", County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA) (Biota of North America Program (BONAP)), 2014, http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Carex%20louisianica.png, retrieved 30 January 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Flora of North America
Wikidata ☰ Q15577175 entry
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