Carex adusta

Carex adusta, commonly known as the lesser brown sedge[1] or the browned sedge,[2] is a species of sedge (Carex) in the section Ovales. First described scientifically in 1839 by Francis Boott, it is found in Canada and the northeastern United States, where it grows in dry, acidic, sandy soils.[3][4] Adusta is Latin for "burnt," probably referring to the color.

Carex adusta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Vignea
Section: Carex sect. Ovales
Species:
C. adusta
Binomial name
Carex adusta

Description

The plants have densely clustered culms that grow 2.5–8 cm (1.0–3.1 in) high, and leaves measuring 7–25 cm (2.8–9.8 in) long by 2–3.5 mm wide.[2]

References
  1. Johnson T. (1998). CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference. CRC Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-8493-1187-1.
  2. Leighton AL. (2012). Sedges (Carex) of Saskatchewan. Flora of Saskatchewan. Vol. Fascicle 3. Regina, Canada: Nature Saskatchewan. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-921104-29-2.
  3. "Carex adusta". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. "Carex adusta Boott in W. J. Hooker". Flora of North America. www.eFloas.org. Retrieved 2014-12-19.


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