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Carex is a subgenus of the sedge genus Carex. It is the largest of the four traditionally recognised subgenera, containing around 1400 of the 2000 species in the genus. [ 1 ] Its members are characterised by the presence of one or more exclusively male (staminate) terminal spikes , quite dissimilar in appearance from the lateral female ...
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 firma forms thick cushions. Its leaves are up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long in normal conditions (up to 10 cm or 4 in in moist, sheltered localities), dark green and stiff. [ 1 ] The stems are up to 20 cm (7.9 in) tall (exceptionally 30 cm or 12 in), but always at least twice as long as the leaves.
A. Carex × abitibiana; Carex aboriginum; Carex abrupta; Carex abscondita; Carex acaulis; Carex accrescens; Carex acidicola; Carex acocksii; Carex acuta; Carex acutata
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 ]
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 sempervirens, called the evergreen sedge, is a species of tussock-forming flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to the mountains of Europe. [2] It is common in nutrient-limited grasslands above and below the treeline.
Carex woroschilovii A.E.Kozhevn. Carex pediformis is a species of sedge (genus Carex ), native to Eurasia, from Eastern Europe to Korea. [ 2 ] It is a forest-steppe specialist.