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Carex divisa is a species of sedge known by the common names divided sedge [1] [2] and separated sedge. [3] It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and considered naturalized in Australia, New Zealand, and scattered locations in North America.
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.
Wicken fen. The following is a list of plant species to be found in a north European fen habitat with some attempt to distinguish between reed bed relicts and the carr pioneers.
Carex riparia, the greater pond sedge, is a species of sedge found across Europe and Asia. It grows in a variety of wet habitats , and can be a dominant species in some swamps . It is Britain's largest Carex , growing up to 130 cm (4 ft 3 in) tall, with glaucous leaves up to 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) long.
The genus Carex is Latin for sedge and the species secta means cut or divided, which refers to the divided flower head. [3] Sedges are visually similar to grasses and rushes but botanically different. Carex secta is a perennial monocotyledon. [3] Carex secta plants can grow up to 3 meters tall. [3]
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 uncinata, the Hawai'i birdcatching sedge, [2] hook grass, hook sedge, bastard grass, kamu or matau-a-maui, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. [ 4 ] Carex uncinata is native to New Zealand (including the Antipodes ), the Society Islands , and Hawaii . [ 1 ]
Carex baileyi is a sedge in section Vesicariae the genus Carex (true sedges) native to the Appalachian Mountains in Eastern North America. [1] It is commonly called Bailey's sedge . [ 2 ] Carex baileyi was named in honor of Liberty Hyde Bailey by its discoverer, Nathaniel Lord Britton .