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Carex cryptolepis

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Carex cryptolepis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Section: Carex sect. Ceratocystis
Species:
C. cryptolepis
Binomial name
Carex cryptolepis

Carex cryptolepis, known as northeastern sedge, is a North American species of sedge first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1914.[1][2][3]

It grows in wetlands such as shorelines, swales, and fens of the Great Lakes region, northeastern United States, and southcentral/southeastern Canada.[1][4] It may hybridize with Carex viridula.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Carex cryptolepis Mack". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Carex cryptolepis". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. ^ Brouillet L, Desmet P, Coursol F, Meades SJ, Favreau M, Anions M, Bélisle P, Gendreau C, Shorthouse D, et al. (2010). "Carex cryptolepis Mackenzie". Database of Vascular Plants of Canada (VASCAN). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds. (February 2011). "Carex cryptolepis". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium. Retrieved 18 January 2020.