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Carex is a vast genus of over 2,000 species [2] of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called true sedges , and it is the most species-rich genus in the family.
Carex nemoralis is a plant species in the Cyperaceae (sedge) family. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was first described in 1994 as Uncinia nemoralis by the Australian botanist Karen Wilson [ 2 ] [ 4 ] , and was transferred to the genus, Carex , in 2015 by the Global Carex Group .
Carex sempervirens is a vigorous, perennial grass-like plant, growing between 20–50 cm in height; glabrous, with a very tenacious rootstock; the stem leafy only at the base. Leaves are 2–4 mm wide, rough, and shorter than the stem.
Carex lachenalii, called the twotipped sedge and hare's foot sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to temperate and subarctic North America, Greenland, [3] [4] Iceland, Europe, and Asia, and the South Island of New Zealand. [2] [5] [6] Its diploid chromosome number is 2n=64, with some uncertainty. [7]
Carex sect. Spirostachyae is a section of the genus Carex, containing 38 species of sedge.Species in Carex sect. Spirostachyae share a suite of features, including the short internodes of the primary rhizomes, the presence of an antiligule, the leaf-like, sheathing bract at the base of the inflorescence, the presence of three stigmas in female flowers, and the shape of the seeds.
Carex bicolor is a tufted perennial sedge growing to a height of about 7 to 12 cm (3 to 5 in). The grass-like leaves are mostly basal, greyish-green with blades up to 60 mm (2.4 in) long and 1 mm (0.04 in) wide, linear, strongly keeled, with parallel veins and long pointed tips.
Carex pilosa, called hairy sedge (a name it shares with other members of its genus) or wimper sedge [3] is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to central and eastern Europe as far as the Urals. [2] It is typically found in temperate forests, where it may be the dominant species on the forest floor. [4]
Carex remota, the remote sedge, is a species in the genus Carex, native to Europe, the Atlas Mountains in Africa, and western Asia. [2] It is a riparian forest specialist. [ 3 ]