Carex alata

Carex alata
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
Species:
C. alata
Binomial name
Carex alata

Carex alata, commonly called broad-winged sedge,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It is native to eastern North America, in Canada and the United States.[2] It grows in wet, marshy areas.[3] The species name alata is Latin for "winged", in reference to its winged perigynia.[3]

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