Carex capillaris

Carex capillaris, the hair-like sedge,[3] is a species of sedge found in North America and northern Eurasia.[4]

Carex capillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Carex
Section: Carex sect. Chlorostachyae
Species:
C. capillaris
Binomial name
Carex capillaris
L.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Carex capillaris f. typica B.Boivin
  • Carex plena Clairv.
  • Loxotrema capillaris (L.) Raf.
  • Trasus capillaris (L.) Gray

Carex tiogana, from northern California, is sometimes included in Carex capillaris. Two subspecies are accepted:[2]

  • Carex capillaris subsp. capillaris
  • Carex capillaris subsp. fuscidula (V.I.Krecz. ex T.V.Egorova) Á.Löve & D.Löve

References
  1. "Carex capillaris L." ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  2. "Carex capillaris". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  3. "Carex capillaris". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  4. Ball, Peter W. (2002). "Carex capillaris". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 23. New York and Oxford. Retrieved 2018-10-20 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.



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