Carex pseudocyperus
Carex pseudocyperus is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family known by the common name cyperus sedge[1] or hop sedge.[2] It grows in marshes, swamps, and the margins of ponds, rivers and canals. The stems can be up to 90 centimetres (35 in) with one male spike and 3 to 5 pendulous female spikes, and bright yellow-green leaves to 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in).[2][3][4]
| Carex pseudocyperus | |
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| Male spike (top) and three female spikes (bottom) | |
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. Vesicariae |
| Species: | C. pseudocyperus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex pseudocyperus | |
References
- "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (Excel Spreadsheet). 2007. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- Fitter, Richard; Fitter, Alastair; Farrer, Ann (1984). Collins Guide to the Grasses, Sedges, Rushes and Ferns of Britain and Northern Europe. London. p. 142. ISBN 0 00 219136 9.
- Stace, Clive A. (2010). New flora of the British isles (Third ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. p. 965. ISBN 9780521707725.
- "Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora".
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