Carex foenea

Carex foenea is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native from subarctic America to the northern United States.[1] It was first described by Carl Ludwig Willdenow in 1809.[2]

Carex foenea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. foenea
Binomial name
Carex foenea
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex aenea Fernald
  • Carex argyrantha var. aenea (Fernald) B.Boivin
  • Carex foenea var. aenea (Fernald) Kük.
  • Vignea foenea (Willd.) Rchb.

Some sources regard Carex foenea as a synonym of Carex siccata,[3] others treat it as a full species.[1]

References
  1. "Carex foenea Willd.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-06-01
  2. "Carex foenea Willd.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2021-06-01
  3. "Carex siccata Dewey", USDA Plants, retrieved 2021-05-31


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