Twisted Sedge
Carex torta Boott ex Tuckermann
Twisted Sedge: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/2121
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Carex torta
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. torta
Binomial name
Carex torta
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex cespitosa var. ramosa Dewey
  • Carex torta var. staminata Peck

Carex torta, the twisted sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.[1] It is a specialist on gravelly and rocky stream and river banks, moreso when recently scoured.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "Carex torta Boott ex Tuck". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ^ Zimmerman, E. (2011). "Twisted Sedge (Carex torta) Stream Margin Factsheet". naturalheritage.state.pa.us. Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved 21 August 2022.


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