Biology:Carex hirtifolia

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Short description: Species of grass-like plant

Carex hirtifolia
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. Hirtifoliae
Reznicek
Species:
C. hirtifolia
Binomial name
Carex hirtifolia
Mack.
Synonyms
  • Carex pubescens Muhl. ex Willd., non Poir.

Carex hirtifolia, the pubescent sedge, is a species of sedge native to northeastern North America. It is the only species in Carex section Hirtifoliae.[1][2][3] The entire plant is distinctively covered soft hairs.[4]

Description

Plants of C. hirtifolia are shortly rhizomatous, forming loose tufts.[3] The leaves are M-shaped in cross-section,[3] and no more than 8 millimetres (0.3 in) wide.[4] The inflorescences comprise 2–5 spikes, the last of which is staminate (male), the others being pistillate (female) and born on stalks less than 10 mm (0.4 in) long.[3] The utricles are less than 10 mm (0.39 in) long, with a beak 0.7–1.5 mm (0.03–0.06 in) long.[3]

References

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