Carex grisea
In CamRock County Park, Wisconsin
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. grisea
Binomial name
Carex grisea
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex amphibola var. turgida Fernald
  • Carex turgida (Fernald) J.W.Moore
  • Manochlaenia grisea (Wahlenb.) Fedde & J.Schust.

Carex grisea, the wood gray sedge or inflated narrow-leaf sedge, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.[1][2] It resembles and cooccurs with Carex amphibola in alluvial areas in forests, but where they cooccur, Carex grisea is usually found in sandier, more alkaline soils.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Carex grisea Wahlenb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. "Carex grisea (Wood Gray Sedge)". MinnesotaWildflowers.info. Minnesota Wildflowers. 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023. Also known as: Inflated Narrow-leaf Sedge, Ambiguous Sedge
  3. Naczi, Robert F. C.; Bryson, Charles T. (5 November 2020). "Carex grisea Wahlenberg Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 154. 1803. Common names: Carex gris". Flora of North America. Flora of North America Association. Retrieved 28 August 2023.


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