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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 remota, the remote sedge, is a species in the genus Carex, native to Europe, the Atlas Mountains in Africa, and western Asia. [2]
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 umbrosa is a species of sedge native to Europe and Asia as far east as Japan. [2] Distribution and habitat. This species grows throughout Europe to the Caucasus
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 vixdentata is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of South America. [1] See also. List of Carex species;
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 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. [3] [4]