Carex abscondita
Appearance
Carex abscondita | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Section: | Carex sect. Careyanae |
Species: | C. abscondita
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Binomial name | |
Carex abscondita | |
Partial range, within New York State |
Carex abscondita, the thicket sedge, is a North American species of sedge first described by Kenneth Mackenzie in 1910.[1][2] It grows along the central and eastern United States, from eastern Texas to southern Missouri, east to the Atlantic coast, and north to New Hampshire.[3] It grows in moist areas of forests, shrublands, and swamps.[4]
It is closely related to and sometimes confused with Carex digitalis, which, compared to Carex abscondita, has longer flowering stems relative to the leaves, wider staminate spikes, and often has thinner leaves.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Carex abscondita Mack". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Carex abscondita". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ NRCS. "Carex absondita". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b New York Natural Heritage Program. 2020. Online Conservation Guide for Carex abscondita. Accessed January 18, 2020.