Carex rostrata
Carex rostrata, the bottle sedge or beaked sedge,[1] is a perennial species of sedge in the family Cyperaceae.
| Carex rostrata | |
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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. Vesicariae |
| Species: | C. rostrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex rostrata Stokes, 1787 | |
Range and habitat
The species is native to Holarctic fens and can be found in Canada and the northern part of the United States,[1] and most of Europe, including Britain, north to 71° N, and W. Asia, in wet peaty places with a high water table.[2]
References
- "Carex rostrata". USDA. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- "PFAF (Carex rostrata)". Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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