Carex backii

Carex backii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Section: C. sect. Phyllostachyae
Species: C. backii
Binomial name
Carex backii
Boott

Carex backii, commonly known as back's sedge, is a species of sedge (Carex) in the section Phyllostachyae.[1] First described scientifically in 1839 by American botanist Francis Boott, it is found in Canada and the United States, where it grows in shaded woods, shaded slopes, and shrub thickets.[1][2]

Description

The plants have culms that grow 3–25 cm (1.2–9.8 in) high, and deep-green to yellowish-green leaves measuring 2–5 mm wide. The inflorescence is typically a single terminal spike lacking a spike bract.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Leighton AL. (2012). Sedges (Carex) of Saskatchewan. Flora of Saskatchewan. Fascicle 3. Regina, Canada: Nature Saskatchewan. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-921104-29-2.
  2. ↑ "Carex backii Boott in W. J. Hooker". Flora of North America. www.eFloras.org. Retrieved 2014-12-19.


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