Carex arctiformis
Carex arctiformis, the polar sedge,[1] is a species of sedge native to sphagnum bogs and other wetlands in northwestern North America (British Columbia and southeastern Alaska).[2][3]
| Carex arctiformis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Section: | Carex sect. Glareosae |
| Species: | C. arctiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex arctiformis | |
It was first formally named by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1931.[4]
References
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Carex arctiformis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- Toivonen, Heikki (2002). "Carex arctiformis". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 23. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 4 July 2020 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- "Carex arctiformis Mack". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "Carex arctiformis Mack". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
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