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Carex austrocaroliniana

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Carex austrocaroliniana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. austrocaroliniana
Binomial name
Carex austrocaroliniana

Carex austrocaroliniana is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to south eastern parts of the United States.[1]

The species was first described by the botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1893 as a part of the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. It has one synonym; Carex caroliniana as described by Samuel Botsford Buckley.[2]

The plant grows in temperate biomes in the south eastern United States from Kentucky in the north to Alabama in the south.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Carex austrocaroliniana L.H.Bailey". Kew Science – Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Carex austrocaroliniana L.H. Bailey". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 30 October 2022.