Carex hirtifolia

Carex hirtifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Subgenus: Carex subg. Carex
Section: Carex sect. Hirtifoliae
Reznicek
Species:
C. hirtifolia
Binomial name
Carex hirtifolia
Synonyms
  • Carex pubescens Muhl. ex Willd., non Poir.

Carex hirtifolia, the pubescent sedge, is a species of sedge native to northeastern North America. It is the only species in Carex section Hirtifoliae.[1][2][3] The entire plant is distinctively covered soft hairs.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference usda was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Edward W. Chester (2009). A Fifth Checklist of Tennessee Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. ISBN 9781889878263.
  3. ^ Peter W. Ball. "Carex Linnaeus section Hirtifoliae Reznicek, Novon. 11: 458. 2001". Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Cyperaceae. Flora of North America. Vol. 23. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-515207-4.
  4. ^ Andrew L. Hipp (2008). Field Guide to Wisconsin Sedges: an Introduction to the Genus Carex (Cyperaceae). University of Wisconsin Press. p. 56. ISBN 9780299225933.