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51 Records
Relationships
Graceful Sedge is a host plant for Dun Skipper.
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Graceful Sedge in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/1/2014).
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Jim Brighton.
Source: Wikipedia
Carex gracillima | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. gracillima
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Carex gracillima | |
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Carex gracillima, called the graceful sedge or purple-sheathed graceful sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to central and eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.[2] It prefers to grow in shady, wet woodlands and similar habitats.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 66 (1824)
- ^ a b "Carex gracillima Schwein". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Bebeau, D. (2015). "Graceful Sedge, Carex gracillima Schwein". friendsofthewildflowergarden.org. Friends of the Wild Flower Garden, Inc. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
…basal sheaths blade-less and maroon