Carex leporina

Carex leporina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Section:	C. sect. Ovales
Species:	C. leporina
Binomial name
	Carex leporina; L.
Synonyms
	Carex tracyi; Carex ovalis Gooden.;

Carex leporina is a species of sedge known in the British Isles as oval sedge^[1] and in North America as eggbract sedge. It is native to Eurasia and eastern and western North America, where it grows in seasonally wet habitat, such as meadows and fields. This sedge produces many thin stems and narrow leaves. The inflorescence is an open cluster of several flower spikes. The pistillate flower has a reddish or brownish bract with a gold center and white tip.

References

^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment
USDA Plants Profile
Photo gallery
Carex leporina, The Linnaean Plant Name Typification Project
The Carex leporina/ovalis/leporina name problem (February 2008) Carex Working Group

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[BSBI07-1] "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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