Carex appalachica

Carex appalachica, the Appalachian sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to the Appalachian Mountains of the United States and Canada.[1] It is a member of the Carex rosea species group.[2]

Carex appalachica
At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Fruiting
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. appalachica
Binomial name
Carex appalachica
J.M.Webber & P.W.Ball

References

  1. "Carex appalachica J.M.Webber & P.W.Ball". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. Webber, J. M.; Ball, P. W. (1984). "The taxonomy of the Carex rosea group (Section Phaestoglochin) in Canada". Canadian Journal of Botany. 62 (10): 2058–2073. doi:10.1139/b84-281.


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