Carex torta
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Carex torta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Species: | C. torta
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Binomial name | |
Carex torta | |
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Carex torta, the twisted sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States.[1] It is a specialist on gravelly and rocky stream and river banks, moreso when recently scoured.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Carex torta Boott ex Tuck". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Zimmerman, E. (2011). "Twisted Sedge (Carex torta) Stream Margin Factsheet". naturalheritage.state.pa.us. Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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- Plants described in 1843
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