Carex magellanica
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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. magellanica
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex magellanica | |
Carex magellanica, or the boreal bog sedge, is a Carex species that is native to North America.[1] It is listed as endangered in Connecticut.[2]
Description[edit]
Carex magellanica grows loosely tufted from a short to long rhizome. Its culms grow upward of 55 cm (22 in), and are leafy in their lower part. These leaves are shorter than the culms, and 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) wide, distinguishing the plant from the similar Carex limosa, or "muck sedge", which has leaves greater than 4 mm (0.16 in) in width.[3] Its terminal spikelet is contains only the stamen, with one to four other spikelets that are ovoid and pistillate, arranged on drooping, slender peduncles.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Plants Profile for Carex magellanica (Boreal Bog sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ Andrew Hipp (2008). Field Guide to Wisconsin Sedges: An Introduction to the Genus Carex (Cyperaceae) (illustrated ed.). University of Wisconsin Press. p. 110. ISBN 9780299225902.
- ^ William J. Cody, National Research Council of Canada (2000). Flora of the Yukon Territory; Monographs - Plant Sciences (illustrated, revised ed.). NRC Research Press. p. 157. ISBN 9780660181103.