Carex xerantica

Carex xerantica, the dry sedge, dryland sedge, or white-scaled sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to western and central Canada, and the north-central United States.[1][2][3][4] It can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including meadows, prairies, open woodlands, bluffs, sandy or rocky areas, and even talus slopes.[5][2]

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

Carex foenea var. xerantica (L.H.Bailey) Kük.

References

  1. "Carex xerantica L.H.Bailey". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. "Carex xerantica (Whitescale Sedge)". MinnesotaWildflowers.info. Minnesota Wildflowers. 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022. Also known as: Dry Sedge, Dry-land Sedge
  3. "Carex xerantica". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2022. White-scale Sedge, Whitescale Sedge
  4. "Dryland Sedge (Carex xerantica)". idfg.idaho.gov. Idaho Fish and Game. 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  5. Reaume, Tom (15 December 2009). 620 Wild Plants of North America: Fully Illustrated. Regina, Saskatchewan: Canadian Plains Research Center. p. 564. ISBN 9780889772144. White-scaled Sedge


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