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Carex swanii

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Section:	Carex sect. Porocystis
Species:	C. swanii
Binomial name
*Carex swanii* (Fernald) Mack.
Synonyms^[1]
Carex virescens var. swanii Fernald

Carex swanii, known as Swan's sedge or downy green sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae.^[1]^[2] It is native to eastern North America.^[1]

It was originally described as Carex virescens var. swanii Fernald in 1906,^[3] then elevated to species in 1910.^[4] The species was named for Charles Walter Swan (1838-1921), a naval surgeon and early member of the New England Botanical Club.^[5]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Carex swanii (Fernald) Mack". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ Brouillet L, Desmet P, Coursol F, Meades SJ, Favreau M, Anions M, Bélisle P, Gendreau C, Shorthouse D, et al. (2010). "Carex swanii (Fernald) Mackenzie". Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Carex virescens var. swanii Fernald". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ "Carex swanii (Fernald) Mack". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ Wilhelm, Gerould; Rericha, Laura (2017). Flora of the Chicago Region: A Floristic and Ecological Synthesis. Indiana Academy of Sciences.

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Carex swanii

Carex virescens var. swanii

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Swan's Sedge

Carex swanii (Fernald) Mackenzie

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