Carex emoryi
Carex emoryi, the riverbank tussock sedge or Emory's sedge, is a species of sedge native to Canada, the United States, and the states of Chihuahua and Coahuila in northern Mexico.[1][2]
Distinctive truncate ligule of Carex emoryi
| Carex emoryi | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Subgenus: | Carex subg. Carex |
| Section: | Carex sect. Phacocystis |
| Species: | C. emoryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex emoryi | |
It grows along the banks of rivers and streams.[2] It also occurs on sand and gravel bars in streams. It spreads by means of underground rhizomes. Carex emoryi is sometimes planted in retention ponds for erosion prevention and maintenance reduction along shorelines.[3]
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed. (2002). "Carex emoryi". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 23. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2018-09-27 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- Tungesvick K., (2009, March). Field Notes: Carex emoryi. American Nurseryman,pg 78
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