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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 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 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 brizoides, the quaking sedge or quaking-grass sedge, is a species in the genus Carex, native to central and southern Europe. [2] Even where it is a native species, in disturbed woodlands it tends to behave invasively, forming a thick layer on the forest floor and reducing species diversity.
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 praecox, the spring sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Europe, western Asia, and Mongolia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Its diploid chromosome number is 2n=58, with some uncertainty.
Carex liparocarpos is a species of sedge (genus Carex), native to southern Europe, and the Atlas and Caucasus regions. [2] It is typically found growing in sandy steppes, dunes, riverine gravel deposits, and scree.
Carex vixdentata is a grass-like, clump-forming plant, with stems that reach from 10 to 60 cm. Basal sheaths are reddish in colour and fibrous in consistency. Leaves are 3 mm. wide, with a proximal bract of 10 to15 cm. The inflorescence takes the form of several spikes, both male and female. [2]