Carex tenuiflora
Carex tenuiflora, the sparse-flowered sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to the Subarctic and Hemiboreal Northern Hemisphere; Alaska, Canada, the northern US, Scandinavia, the Baltic States, all of Russia, the north Caucasus, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Mongolia, northern China, Korea, and Japan.[1][2] It is most often found in peatlands, preferring a pH of 6.[3]
| Carex tenuiflora | |
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| Near Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. tenuiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex tenuiflora | |
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References
- "Carex tenuiflora Wahlenb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- "Carex tenuiflora (Sparse-flowered Sedge)". MinnesotaWildflowers.info. Minnesota Wildflowers. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Also known as: Thin-flowered Sedge
- Gignac, L. D.; Gauthier, R.; Rochefort, L.; Bubier, J. (2004). "Distribution and habitat niches of 37 peatland Cyperaceae species across a broad geographic range in Canada". Canadian Journal of Botany. 82 (9): 1292–1313. doi:10.1139/B04-081.
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