Texas Sedge
Carex texensis (Torrey) Bailey
Texas Sedge: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/2119
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Carex texensis
At the Zilker Botanical Garden in Austin, Texas
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Section: Carex sect. Phaestoglochin
Species:
C. texensis
Binomial name
Carex texensis
(Torr. ex L.H.Bailey) L.H.Bailey

Carex texensis, the Texas sedge,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is endemic to the eastern, central, and southern United States.

Its culms are 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in) in height, and 0.5–1 mm (164364 in) wide basally to 0.4–0.5 mm (164164 in) wide distally. The leaves are green with the widest leaf blades 1–1.7 mm (364116 in) wide.

References

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  1. ^ NRCS. "Carex texensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 November 2016.