Carex sect. Ovales

Carex sect. Ovales is a section of the genus Carex, containing around 85 species of sedge.[1] It is the most diverse section of the genus in North America, containing 72 species:[1]

Carex sect. Ovales
Carex leporina (= "C. ovalis")
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
Kunth

References

  1. Joy Mastrogiuseppe; Paul E. Rothrock; A. C. Dibble; A. A. Reznicek (2002). "Carex Linnaeus sect. Ovales Kunth, Enum. Pl. 2: 394. 1837". Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Cyperaceae. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Vol. 23. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-515207-4.


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