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Carex ornithopoda

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Carex ornithopoda
'Variegata' cultivar
Botanical illustration (with Carex ericetorum on right)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. ornithopoda
Binomial name
Carex ornithopoda

Carex ornithopoda, called the bird's foot sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to most of Europe, and Anatolia.[2][3] A variegated cultivar is commercially available.[4]

Subtaxa

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The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]

  • Carex ornithopoda subsp. ornithopoda
  • Carex ornithopoda subsp. ornithopodioides (Hausm.) Nyman

References

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  1. ^ Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 255 (1805)
  2. ^ a b "Carex ornithopoda Willd". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Carex ornithopoda bird's foot sedge". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Carex ornithopoda 'Variegata' (v)". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 January 2021.