Cladus: Eukaryota A C. x abitibiana - C. abrupta - C. abscondita - C. acutiformis - C. adelostoma - C. adusta - C. x aestivaliformis - C. aestivalis - C. aggregata - C. agrostoides - C. alata - C. albicans - C. albida - C. albolutescens - C. albonigra - C. albursina - C. alligata - C. alma - C. alopecoidea - C. amphibola - C. amplectens - C. amplifolia - C. angustata - C. angustisquama - C. annectens - C. anthoxanthea - C. aperta - C. appalachica - C. aquatilis - C. arapahoensis - C. arcta - C. arctata - C. arctiformis - C. x arctophila - C. arenaria - C. argyrantha - C. arkansana - C. assiniboinensis - C. atherodes - C. athrostachya - C. atlantica - C. atrata - C. atratiformis - C. atrofusca - C. atrosquama - C. aurea - C. austrina - C. austroalpina - C. austrocaroliniana - B C. baccans - C. backii - C. baileyi - C. baltzellii - C. barbarae - C. barrattii - C. basiantha - C. bebbii - C. bella - C. bicknellii - C. bicolor - C. bigelowii - C. biltmoreana - C. binervis - C. blanda - C. bolanderi - C. bonariensis - C. bonanzensis - C. bonplandii - C. brainerdii - C. brevicaulis - C. brevior - C. breweri - C. brizoides - C. bromoides - C. brunnea - C. brunnescens - C. brysonii - C. buchananii - C. bulbostylis - C. bullata - C. bushii - C. buxbaumii - C C. x caesariensis - C. x calderi - C. californica - C. canariensis - C. canescens - C. capillaris - C. capitata - C. careyana - C. caroliniana - C. caryophyllea - C. castanea - C. cataractae - C. cephaloidea - C. cephalophora - C. chapmanii - C. cherokeensis - C. chihuahuensis - C. chordorrhiza - C. circinata - C. x clausa - C. collinsii - C. communis - C. comosa - C. complanata - C. concinna - C. concinnoides - C. congdonii - C. conica - C. conjuncta - C. x connectens - C. conoidea - C. constanceana - C. cordillerana - C. corrugata - C. crawei - C. crawfordii - C. crebriflora - C. cretica - C. crinita - C. x crinitoides - C. cristatella - C. cruciata - C. crus-corvi - C. cryptolepis - C. cumberlandensis - C. cumulata - C. curatorum - C. cusickii - D C. dasycarpa - C. davisii - C. davyi - C. x deamii - C. debilis - C. decomposita - C. deflexa - C. delicata - C. densa - C. depauperata - C. deweyana - C. diandra - C. digitalis - C. digitata - C. diluta - C. dioica - C. disperma - C. distans - C. distenta - C. disticha - C. divisa - C. divulsa - C. douglasii - C. dudleyi - C. x dumanii - C. duriuscula - E C. ebenea - C. eburnea - C. echinata - C. edwardsiana - C. egglestonii - C. elata - C. eleusinoides - C. elliottii - C. elynoides - C. emoryi - C. enervis - C. engelmannii - C. exilis - C. x exsalina - C. exserta - C. exsiccata - C. extensa - F C. ferruginea - C. festucacea - C. feta - C. filifolia - C. firma - C. x firmior - C. fissa - C. fissuricola - C. flacca - C. flaccosperma - C. flava - C. x flavicans - C. flavocuspis - C. floridana - C. foenea - C. folliculata - C. formosa - C. fracta - C. frankii - C. fuirenoides - C. x fulva - G C. garberi - C. geophila - C. geyeri - C. gifuensis - C. gigantea - C. glacialis - C. glareosa - C. glaucescens - C. glaucodea - C. globosa - C. gmelinii - C. godfreyi - C. gracilescens - C. gracilior - C. gracillima - C. x grantii - C. granularis - C. gravida - C. grayi - C. grisea - C. x groenlandica - C. gynandra - C. gynocrates - C. gynodynama - H C. x haematolepis - C. halliana - C. hallii - C. harfordii - C. x hartii - C. hassei - C. haydeniana - C. haydenii - C. heleonastes - C. helleri - C. x helvola - C. hendersonii - C. heteroneura - C. heterostachya - C. hirsutella - C. hirta - C. hirtifolia - C. hirtissima - C. hitchcockiana - C. holostoma - C. hoodii - C. hookeriana - C. hordeistichos - C. hormathodes - C. hostiana - C. houghtoniana - C. houstonii - C. hyalina - C. hyalinolepis - C. hystericina - I C. idahoa - C. illota - C. impressinervia - C. incurviformis - C. inops - C. integra - C. interior - C. interrupta - C. intumescens - C. inversa - J C. jamesii - C. jonesii - C. joorii - C. juniperorum - K C. kauaiensis - C. x kenaica - C. x knieskernii - C. kobomugi - C. korshinskyi - C. krausei - C. x kyyhkynenii - L C. lachenalii - C. lacustris - C. laeviconica - C. laeviculmis - C. laevivaginata - C. x langeana - C. lapponica - C. lasiocarpa - C. latebracteata - C. lativena - C. laxa - C. laxiculmis - C. laxiflora - C. leavenworthii - C. lemmonii - C. lenticularis - C. leporinella - C. leptalea - C. leptonervia - C. leptopoda - C. leucodonta - C. limosa - C. x limosoides - C. x limula - C. liparocarpos - C. livida - C. loliacea - C. lonchocarpa - C. longii - C. louisianica - C. lucorum - C. lugens - C. lupuliformis - C. lupulina - C. lurida - C. lutea - C. luzulifolia - C. luzulina - C. lyngbyei - M C. mackenziei - C. macloviana - C. macrocephala - C. macrochaeta - C. macrostachys - C. magellanica - C. manhartii - C. marina - C. mariposana - C. maritima - C. x massonii - C. mckittrickensis - C. meadii - C. media - C. melanocarpa - C. melanostachya - C. membranacea - C. x mendica - C. mendocinensis - C. merritt-fernaldii - C. mertensii - C. mesochorea - C. meyenii - C. michauxiana - C. michelii - C. microchaeta - C. microdonta - C. microglochin - C. microptera - C. microrhyncha - C. x mirata - C. misandra - C. misera - C. missouriensis - C. mitchelliana - C. molesta - C. molestiformis - C. montis-eeka - C. morrowii - C. muehlenbergii - C. multicaulis - C. multicostata - C. muricata - C. muriculata - C. muskingumensis - C. myosurus - N C. nardina - C. nebrascensis - C. nelsonii - C. x neobigelowii - C. x neofilipendula - C. x neomiliaris - C. x neorigida - C. nervina - C. neurophora - C. nigra - C. nigricans - C. nigromarginata - C. normalis - C. norvegica - C. nova - C. novae-angliae - C. nubigena - C. nudata - O C. obispoensis - C. obnupta - C. obtusata - C. occidentalis - C. oklahomensis - C. oligocarpa - C. oligosperma - C. x olneyi - C. x oneillii - C. onusta - C. opaca - C. oreocharis - C. ormostachya - C. ornithopoda - C. oronensis - C. otrubae - C. ouachitana - C. ovalis - C. oxylepis - C. ozarkana - P C. pachystachya - C. pachystylis - C. paleacea - C. pallescens - C. x paludivagans - C. panicea - C. paniculata - C. x pannewitziana - C. pansa - C. parallela - C. parryana - C. x patuensis - C. pauciflora - C. paupercula - C. paysonis - C. peckii - C. pediformis - C. pedunculata - C. pellita - C. pelocarpa - C. pendula - C. pensylvanica - C. perdentata - C. perglobosa - C. x persalina - C. petasata - C. petricosa - C. phaeocephala - C. x physocarpioides - C. physodes - C. picta - C. x pieperiana - C. pigra - C. pilulifera - C. piperi - C. pityophila - C. planispicata - C. planostachys - C. plantaginea - C. platylepis - C. platyphylla - C. pluriflora - C. podocarpa - C. polymorpha - C. polystachya - C. praeceptorum - C. praegracilis - C. prairea - C. prasina - C. praticola - C. preslii - C. projecta - C. proposita - C. pseudocyperus - C. pseudofoetida - C. x pseudohelvola - C. pulicaris - C. pumila - C. purpurifera - C. pyrenaica - Q C. x quebecensis - C. x quirponensis - R C. radfordii - C. radiata - C. ramenskii - C. rariflora - C. raymondii - C. raynoldsii - C. recta - C. x reducta - C. remota - C. reniformis - C. retroflexa - C. retrorsa - C. rhynchophysa - C. richardsonii - C. riparia - C. roanensis - C. x rollandii - C. rosea - C. rossii - C. rostrata - C. rotundata - C. rufina - C. rupestris - C. ruthii - S C. sabulosa - C. saliniformis - C. x sardloqensis - C. sartwelliana - C. sartwellii - C. saxatilis - C. x saxenii - C. saximontana - C. scabrata - C. scabriuscula - C. scaposa - C. x schatzii - C. schiedeana - C. schottii - C. schweinitzii - C. scirpoidea - C. scoparia - C. scopulorum - C. sempervirens - C. secta - C. senta - C. seorsa - C. serpenticola - C. serratodens - C. sheldonii - C. shinnersii - C. shortiana - C. siccata - C. siderosticha - C. silicea - C. simulata - C. socialis - C. x soerensenii - C. songorica - C. sonomensis - C. sparganioides - C. specifica - C. spectabilis - C. specuicola - C. spicata - C. x spiculosa - C. spissa - C. sprengelii - C. squarrosa - C. stellata - C. stenocarpa - C. x stenolepis - C. stenophylla - C. stenoptila - C. sterilis - C. stipata - C. straminea - C. straminiformis - C. striata - C. striatula - C. stricta - C. styloflexa - C. stylosa - C. subbracteata - C. suberecta - C. subfusca - C. x subimpressa - C. subnigricans - C. x subpaleacea - C. x subrecta - C. x subreducta - C. x subsalina - C. subspathacea - C. x subviridula - C. x sullivantii - C. superata - C. supina - C. swanii - C. sychnocephala - C. sylvatica - T C. tahoensis - C. tenax - C. tenera - C. teneriformis - C. tenuiflora - C. tetanica - C. tetrastachya - C. texensis - C. thunbergii - C. thurberi - C. timida - C. tincta - C. tiogana - C. tomentosa - C. tompkinsii - C. tonsa - C. torreyi - C. torta - C. triangularis - C. tribuloides - C. x trichina - C. trichocarpa - C. trifida - C. triquetra - C. trisperma - C. tristis - C. tuckermanii - C. tumulicola - C. turbinata - C. turgescens - C. turkestanica - C. typhina - U C. ultra - C. umbellata - C. unilateralis - C. ursina - C. utriculata - V C. vacillans - C. vaginata - C. vallicola - C. venusta - C. vernacula - C. verrucosa - C. vesicaria - C. vestita - C. vexans - C. vicaria - C. virescens - C. viridula - C. vulpina - C. vulpinoidea - ù W C. wahuensis - C. whitneyi - C. wiegandii - C. willdenowii - C. williamsii - C. woodii - C. wootonii - X C. x xanthocarpa - C. xerantica - Z C. x zahnii Name Carex L. References * Carex Interactive Identification Key (2006 onwards) URL: http://utc.usu.edu/keys/Carex/Carex.html
Carex is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges. Other members of the Cyperaceae family are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called "true" sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology.
The term "caricology" derives from Latin: "caricologia." The eminent botanist Carl Ludwig Willdenow published the 107-page book " Caricologia, sive descriptiones omnium specierum caricis, in usum excursionum botanicarum pro amicis seorsim impressa... " in 1805. Also, David Heinrich Hoppe published the 104-page book " Caricologia germanica oder Aufzahlung der in Deutschland wildwachsenden Riedgraser " in 1826. The genus was established by Carolus Linnaeus in his work Species Plantarum in 1753. Estimates of the number of species vary from about 1100 to almost 2000 .[1] Their distribution is global, usually traceable through paleophytogeography, such as strong phylogenetic relationships between many Gondwanaland species. Habitat Most (but not all) sedges are found in wetlands such as; marshes, calcareous fens, bogs and other peatlands, pond and stream banks, riparian zones, and even ditches; where they are often the dominant vegetation. C. muricata is a rare species which occurs in only a handful of locations within England, and consequently is a protected species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan.[2] A newly discovered endemic California species is Carex serpenticola, on the Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants for in-situ conservation.[3] Horticulture Carex species and cultivars are well represented in the horticulture industry, landscape design projects, and private gardens.[4] Native species are used in wildland habitat restoration projects, Natural landscaping and gardens, and in sustainable landscaping as drought tolerant grass replacements for lawns and garden meadows.[5][6] Both ornamental cultivars (many from Japan) and native species selections are used as perennials in traditional gardens.[7] Selected species
1. ^ Anthony Darrouzet-Nardi (2003-05-05). "Systematics of the genus Carex". http://anthony.darrouzet-nardi.net/works/carex.html. External links * Jones, T. M., et al. (2010) Interactive Visual Identification to Carices of North America @ LSU Herbarium Source: Wikipedia, Wikispecies: All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License |
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