Carex argyrantha

Carex argyrantha, the hay sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern Canada and the east-central and northeastern United States, and has gone extinct in Delaware.[1] It typically grows in rocky woodlands and on sandstone ledges and has potential for use on green roofs.[2][3]

Carex argyrantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. argyrantha
Binomial name
Carex argyrantha
Synonyms[1]

Carex foenea var. perplexa L.H.Bailey

References

  1. "Carex argyrantha Tuck. ex Boott". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. Cusick, Allison W. (1996). "Notes on Selected Species of Carex (Cyperaceae) in Ohio". Castanea. 61 (4): 382–390. JSTOR 4033863.
  3. Miller, Lori E.; Heim, Amy E.; Lundholm, Jeremy (2014). "Green roof vegetation type affects germination and initial survival of colonizing woody species". Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 13 (4): 892–899. doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2014.10.001.


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