Carex torta explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carex torta Boott ex Tuck. . . 2022 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 21 August 2022 .
  2. Web site: Twisted Sedge (Carex torta) Stream Margin Factsheet . Zimmerman . E. . 2011 . naturalheritage.state.pa.us . Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program . 21 August 2022 .