Carex stipata explained

Carex stipata, variously called the prickly sedge, awl-fruited sedge, awlfruit sedge, owlfruit sedge, swamp sedge, sawbeak sedge, stalk-grain sedge and common fox sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Canada, the United States, China, Korea, Japan, and Far Eastern Russia.[1] [2] [3] [4] It is a wetland obligate.[5]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are currently accepted:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carex stipata (Awl-fruited Sedge) . . MinnesotaWildflowers.info . Minnesota Wildflowers . 3 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Swamp Sedge (Carex stipata) in the Sedges Database . . Plants Database . The National Gardening Association . 3 January 2021 .
  3. Web site: Carex stipata . . Plants of Louisiana . USGS . 3 January 2021 .
  4. Web site: Carex stipata Muhl. ex Willd. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 3 January 2021 .
  5. Perigynium removal improves seed germination in awl-fruit sedge (Carex stipata) . 2011 . Hough-Snee . Nate . Cooper . Derrick D. . Native Plants Journal . 12 . 41–44 . 10.3368/npj.12.1.41 . 86328732 .

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