Carex subg. Carex
| Carex subg. Carex | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Carex riparia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Subgenus: | Carex subg. Carex |
| Type species | |
| Carex hirta L. | |
Carex subg. Carex is a subgenus of the sedge genus Carex. It is the largest of the four traditionally recognised subgenera, containing around 1400 of the 2000 species in the genus.[1] Its members are characterised by the presence of one or more exclusively male (staminate) terminal spikes, quite dissimilar in appearance from the lateral female (pistillate) spikes below.[2] In most species, the female flowers have three stigmas, but a few species, including Carex nigra, have female flowers with only two stigmas.[2]
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References
- ↑ Julian R. Starr, Stephen A. Harris & David A. Simpson (2008). "Phylogeny of the unispicate taxa in Cyperaceae Tribe Cariceae II: the limits of Uncinia". In Robert F. C. Naczi & Bruce A. Ford. Sedges: Uses, Diversity, and Systematics of the Cyperaceae (PDF proof). Monographs in Systematic Botany 180. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. ISBN 9781930723726.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 A. C. Jermy, D. A. Simpson, M. J. Y. Foley & M. S. Porter (2007). Sedges of the British Isles. BSBI Handbook No. 1 (3rd ed.). Botanical Society of the British Isles. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-901158-35-2.