Carex backii
Carex backii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Section: | C. sect. Phyllostachyae |
Species: | C. backii |
Binomial name | |
Carex backii Boott | |
Carex backii, commonly known as back's sedge, is a species of sedge (Carex) in the section Phyllostachyae.[1] First described scientifically in 1839 by American botanist Francis Boott, it is found in Canada and the United States, where it grows in shaded woods, shaded slopes, and shrub thickets.[1][2]
Description
The plants have culms that grow 3–25 cm (1.2–9.8 in) high, and deep-green to yellowish-green leaves measuring 2–5 mm wide. The inflorescence is typically a single terminal spike lacking a spike bract.[1]
References
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