Carex pansa
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Carex pansa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. pansa
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Binomial name | |
Carex pansa | |
Synonyms | |
Carex arenicola |
Carex pansa is a species of sedge known by the common name sand dune sedge. It is native to coast of western North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in dunes and other sandy habitat. This grasslike sedge produces sharply triangular stems up to about 40 centimeters tall from a network of thin, long, coarse rhizomes. The inflorescence is a cluster of several spikes of dark brownish flowers. The plant sometimes produces only male or female flowers in its inflorescences, but not both. This sedge is sometimes used as a grass substitute in local landscaping schemes.[1][2]
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- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles with 'species' microformats
- Taxonbars with 20–24 taxon IDs
- Carex
- Flora of California
- Plants described in 1888
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status
- Taxa named by Liberty Hyde Bailey
- Flora of British Columbia
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of Washington (state)
- Ornamental grass
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