Carex umbellata
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Carex umbellata | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. umbellata
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Carex umbellata | |
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Carex umbellata, the parasol sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Canada and the central and eastern US, and introduced to the Dominican Republic.[1][2] Its seeds are dispersed by ants.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Carex umbellata Willd". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Carex umbellata (Parasol Sedge)". MinnesotaWildflowers.info. Minnesota Wildflowers. 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ Handel, Steven N. (1978). "New ant-dispersed species in the genera Carex, Luzula, and Claytonia". Canadian Journal of Botany. 56 (22): 2925–2927. doi:10.1139/b78-351.