Carex biltmoreana
Carex biltmoreana, known as Biltmore sedge, is a species of sedge that was first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1910.[1][2][3] It is endemic to the southeastern United States, where it occurs in southwestern North Carolina, northwestern South Carolina, and northeastern Georgia.[1] Biltmore sedge grows on rock outcrops, often on granite, and in adjacent woodlands.[1]
| Carex biltmoreana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. biltmoreana |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex biltmoreana | |
References
- Weakley, Alan S. (2018), Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, working draft of 20 August 2018, University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- "Carex biltmoreana". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- Gaddy, L. L. 1983. Notes on the Biltmore sedge, Carex biltmoreana Mackenzie (Cyperaceae). Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 110: 530–532.
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