Carex siderosticta explained

Carex siderosticta is a species of sedge native to East Asia.^{[1] [2]} It is the only species of Carex known to produce "pseudo-lateral" culms, which appear to be lateral, but derive from the apical meristem.^{[3] [4]} It is the type species of Carex subg. Siderosticta.

External links

• Carex siderosticta, GBIF
• Carex siderosticta, Encyclopedia of Life

Notes and References

1. Book: Acoraceae through Cyperaceae . Carex siderosticta Hance, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 89. 1873 . . 23 . 347 . Dai Lunkai . Liang Songyun . Zhang Shuren . Tang Yancheng . Tetsuo Koyama . Gordon C. Tucker . David A. Simpson . Henry J. Noltie . Mark T. Strong . Jeremy J. Bruhl . Karen L. Wilson . A. Muthama Muasya . 1994 . 978-1-930723-99-3 . Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
2. T. Yan-Cheng . X. Qiu-Yun . 1989 . Cytological studies of Carex siderosticta Hance (Cyperaceae) and its importance in phytogeography . . 1 . 49–60.
3. John M. Bernard . 1990 . Life history and vegetative reproduction in Carex . . 68 . 7 . 1441–1448 . 10.1139/b90-182.
4. Tang Yancheng . Liang Songyun . 1987 . On Carex siderosticta with special reference to the term stem lateral in caricology . . 9 . 3 . 1–3 . PDF.