Carex arctiformis

Carex arctiformis, the polar sedge,[1] is a species of sedge native to sphagnum bogs and other wetlands in northwestern North America (British Columbia and southeastern Alaska).[2][3]

Carex arctiformis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Section: Carex sect. Glareosae
Species:
C. arctiformis
Binomial name
Carex arctiformis

It was first formally named by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1931.[4]

References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carex arctiformis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. Toivonen, Heikki (2002). "Carex arctiformis". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 23. New York and Oxford. Retrieved 4 July 2020 via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. "Carex arctiformis Mack". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. "Carex arctiformis Mack". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.


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