Carex diandra
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| Carex diandra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. diandra |
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| Carex diandra Schrank |
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Carex diandra is a species of sedge known by the common name lesser panicled sedge.
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[edit] Distribution
It is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, where it can be found throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. It is also known from New Zealand. It grows in a wide variety of wet habitats, including wetlands, meadows, bogs, and lakeshores.
[edit] Description
This sedge produces clumps of triangular stems up to 90 centimeters long. The leaves have white-edged, red-dotted sheaths and are up to about 30 centimeters long. The inflorescence is simple or sometimes compound, made up of several clusters of stiff light brown spikes.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Carex diandra
- USDA Plants Profile
- Flora of North America
- Carex diandra: A Technical Conservation Assessment
- Carex diandra - Photo gallery
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Categories:
- Carex
- Flora of Canada
- Flora of the Northern United States
- Flora of the Eastern United States
- Flora of the Western United States
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada region (U.S.)
- Flora of California chaparral and woodlands
- Flora of the Great Lakes region (North America)
- Flora of New Zealand
- Flora of North America
- Flora of Europe
- Flora of Asia
- Plants described in 1782
- Carex stubs
