Carex austrocaroliniana
Species of plant
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Carex austrocaroliniana is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to south eastern parts of the United States.[1]
| Carex austrocaroliniana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. austrocaroliniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex austrocaroliniana | |
The species was first described by the botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1893 as a part of the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. It has one synonym; Carex caroliniana as described by Samuel Botsford Buckley.[2]
The plant grows in temperate biomes in the south eastern United States from Kentucky in the north to Alabama in the south.[1]
