Carex Linnaeus. Sedge.
Contributed by Derick B. Poindexter, Alan S. Weakley, and Bruce A. Sorrie
A genus of about 2000 (or more) species, herbs, cosmopolitan, especially temperate and boreal.
Key advice:Features of the perigynium are critical for identification, notably details of the shape, ornamentation or vestiture, presence and size of beak, size and oreintation of teeth at the perigynium orifice, and number of striations (or veins).
Other Comments: Key to sections adapted closely from FNA23.
Ref: Ball & Reznicek (2002) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002b); Bryson (1985); Bryson, Kral, & Manhart (1987); Derieg et al. (2013); Dorey (2019); Dragon & Barrington (2009); Fernald (1942b); Frye & Lea (2002); Goetghebeur In Kubitzki (1998b); Kirschbaum (2007); Kral, Manhart, & Bryson (1987); LeBlond et al. (1994); Mackenzie (1931-1935); Maguilla et al. (2015); Maguilla et al. (2015); McKenzie & Nelson (2022); Medford, Poindexter, & Weakley (2021) In Weakley et al. (2021); Naczi (1993); Naczi, Bryson, & Cochrane (2002); Poindexter & Naczi (2014); Poindexter & Weakley (2018b) In Weakley et al. (2018a); Rettig (1989a); Sorrie et al. (2011); Ungberg (2022) In Weakley et al. (2022); Uttal (1971); Ward (2012a); Ward (2021). Show full citations.
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