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Carex platyphylla

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Carex platyphylla
Foliage
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. platyphylla
Binomial name
Carex platyphylla
Synonyms[2]

Carex platyphylla var. longipedunculata Kük.

Carex platyphylla, called the broad leaf sedge and silver sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to southeast Canada, and the north-central and eastern United States.[2][3] It is often found in the same forests as Carex plantaginea, also a broad-leaved species, but they do not compete, as C. plantaginea prefers wet areas and C. platyphylla prefers it dry.[4] Silver sedge is considered a useful native ornamental, since it is showy, deer-resistant, and able to tolerate both deep shade and drought once established.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 4: 23 (1847)
  2. ^ a b "Carex platyphylla J.Carey". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Carex platyphylla". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. N.C. Cooperative Extension. 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ Handel, Steven N. (1978). "The Competitive Relationship of Three Woodland Sedges and its Bearing on the Evolution of Ant-Dispersal of Carex pedunculata". Evolution. 32 (1): 151–163. doi:10.2307/2407416. JSTOR 2407416. PMID 28564097.