Carex xerantica | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. xerantica
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Binomial name | |
Carex xerantica | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Carex foenea var. xerantica (L.H.Bailey) Kük. |
Carex xerantica, the dry sedge, dryland sedge, or white-scaled sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to western and central Canada, and the north-central United States. [1] [2] [3] [4] It can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including meadows, prairies, open woodlands, bluffs, sandy or rocky areas, and even talus slopes. [5] [2]
Also known as: Dry Sedge, Dry-land Sedge
White-scale Sedge, Whitescale Sedge
White-scaled Sedge
Carex xerantica | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. xerantica
|
Binomial name | |
Carex xerantica | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Carex foenea var. xerantica (L.H.Bailey) Kük. |
Carex xerantica, the dry sedge, dryland sedge, or white-scaled sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to western and central Canada, and the north-central United States. [1] [2] [3] [4] It can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including meadows, prairies, open woodlands, bluffs, sandy or rocky areas, and even talus slopes. [5] [2]
Also known as: Dry Sedge, Dry-land Sedge
White-scale Sedge, Whitescale Sedge
White-scaled Sedge