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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.
In botany, a perigynium (plural: perigynia), also referred to as a utricle, typically refers to a sac that surrounds the achene of plants in the genus Carex . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The perigynium is a modified prophyll , also known as a glume , which is tissue of leaf origin that encloses the dry, one-seeded achene.
The Cyperaceae (/ ˌ s aɪ p ə ˈ r eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /) are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges.The family is large; botanists have described some 5,500 known species in about 90 genera [3] [4] – the largest being the "true sedges" (genus Carex), [5] [6] with over 2,000 species.
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 ...
The genus Carex, the sedges, is one of the largest genera of flowering plants, containing of over 2000 species, according to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. [1] In May 2015, the Global Carex Group argued for a broader circumscription of Carex , which added all the species formerly classified in Cymophyllus (1 species), Kobresia (c. 60 species ...
Carex filifolia is a species of sedge known by the common name threadleaf sedge. It is native to western North America and grows on slopes, eroded areas, gravel, and dry habitats. It is native to western North America and grows on slopes, eroded areas, gravel, and dry habitats.
Carex magellanica subsp. irrigua is a perennial species of plants in the family Cyperaceae native to Holarctic wetlands. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Common names include poor sedge , bog sedge and boreal bog sedge .
Carex vesicaria is an essentially Holarctic species of sedge known as bladder sedge, [2] inflated sedge, [3] and blister sedge. [4] It has been used to insulate footwear in Norway, Sweden and among the Sami people , and for basketry in North America.