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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 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.
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 ...
A. Carex × abitibiana; Carex aboriginum; Carex abrupta; Carex abscondita; Carex acaulis; Carex accrescens; Carex acidicola; Carex acocksii; Carex acuta; Carex acutata
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]
Carex divulsa, the grey sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Macaronesia, Europe, northwest Africa, the Caucasus region, ...
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.
Carex aematorhyncha is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, native to South America. [1] It was first formally named in 1854 in the sixth volume of Flora chilena. [2] [3] Two are varieties are accepted: [1] Carex aematorhyncha var. aematorhyncha Desv. Carex aematorhyncha var. corralensis (Phil.) Kük.